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Uzbekistan: Drought: 2000/08～ Country Information on DRR

GLIDE:  DR-2000-000494-UZB

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Period 2000/08～
Country or District Uzbekistan
Event Type Drought
Outline Drought conditions in the vast areas of Uzbekistan continue to have a devastating impact on crops and livestock and to rapidly deteriorate the health and sanitary conditions. The Republic of Karakalpakstan is one of the most affected regions.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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AFP 2000/09/14
Northwestern Uzbekistan faces famine because of a drought that has devastated crops across swathes of Central Asia, experts and residents warned Friday.

OCHA Situation Report No. 2 2000/08/31

IFRC 2000/08/23
In Uzbekistan, the drought wave has mostly affected the Aral Sea basin. An estimated 500,000 persons are potentially considered to be critically affected, needing approximately 50,000 MT of food. There is an extreme shortage of water, not only for agriculture, but also for domestic use in some areas, increasing concern about a possible rise in the occurrence of diarrhoeal diseases and cholera.

OCHA Situation Report No. 1 2000/08/11
On 9 August 2000, the Government of Uzbekistan addressed an appeal to the United Nations to provide assistance to the country in alleviating the dramatic consequences of a protracted drought. Unfortunately the deteriorating situation has received little international attention. Immediate donor response will be critical to assist the people most seriously affected.