GREEKDRONES: ECHO DAILY FLASH, 19 JUNE 2014.

I. International

Latest estimates by humanitarian organizations indicate that there are currently 200 000 IDPs in Dohuk governorate who fled Ninewa governorate in the past weeks, 100 000 in Erbil governorate, 25 000 still within Mosul, while some 175 000 displaced persons would scattered throughout the region. Many families are in staying makeshift camps along the border with the Kurdish Region of Iraq (KR-I).
Violence, fighting and volatile security conditions in many parts of the country are priority concerns for the maintenance of basic services to the affected population. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) called on all warring factions to respect medical staff and facilities following the extensive damage of the NGO-run medical facility in Tikrit as a result of shelling.

Heavy fighting and military offensives continue in several parts of Syria, with increased aerial bombardment reported in the northern and eastern governorates of Aleppo, Ar-Raqqa, Hassakeh, Deir ez-Zor. In the western parts of Dar’a governorate, in the south of the country, several towns have come under intense artillery shelling in the past weeks.
On 18 June, air attacks in the village of Al-Shajarah, just across the border with Jordan, resulted in the death of several people, including nine children according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The wounded were transported across the border for treatment at Jordanian hospitals. The attack, which directly affected the IDP camp in the area, caused panic among the Al-Shajarah resident population of about 15 000 inhabitants.

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) condemned the aerial bombing of one of its hospital in Sudan in a press release. The civilian hospital in the conflict-affected state of South Kordofan was struck by bombs during an air attack on the village of Farrandalla on 16 June. One medical worker was wounded and three severely injured patients had to be transferred to another hospital, while damage to the facilities included the destruction of the emergency room and pharmacy. The medical facility was clearly identified with a flag and a cross on the roof.
The Acting United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan issued a statement in Khartoum on the protection of medical units.
The EU Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response condemned the bombing, stating: "Attacks on medical services by armed forces is a crime under international law. I take note that the Sudanese authorities have denied responsibility and I urge the Sudanese government to immediately investigate the circumstances and establish who was responsible."
In May 2014, a hospital in the Nuba mountains was also bombed.

DG ECHO allocated a further EUR 250 000 to assist victims of the conflict in Zamboanga in September last year.
Some 3 800 families are still living in very difficult conditions in over congested evacuation centres.
The action, implemented by Action against Hunger Spain, Plan International and the International Organisation for Migration, will assist 1 500 of the most vulnerable people through transitional shelter solutions, improved water and sanitation facilities and acute malnutrition treatment for children under five years and pregnant and lactating women, including the establishment of child and women friendly spaces.

Daily clashes between the Ta’ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Burmese Army have continued in northern Shan State over the past week.
Hundreds of people fled their homes in Kutkai Township after artillery was fired on their village.
The TNLA and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) have not signed a ceasefire agreement with the government.

Following a push back by the new military regime in Thailand, the number of illegal migrants returning from Thailand to Cambodia has reached 171 000 over the period 6-17 June, with a peak on 14 June (44 000 people crossing the border in Aranyaprathet – Poipet).
Many Thai employers were left without workers and there are growing concerns about a negative impact on the economy, both in Thailand and Cambodia.
IOM, NGOs and the Red Cross provided food, medical services and transport to the thousands of people stranded at the border.

Above-average rainfall has been affecting Cote d'Ivoire during the past few weeks. WMO reports 110mm of rain in 24h in the western coastal town Sassandra, over 17-18 June.
According to local media, a landslide that occurred in Attécoubé, a village in Abidjan, on 18 June due to heavy rainfall, caused the death of four people. A previous landslide, also in Abidjan on 12 June, had killed six people.
According to NOAA, rainfall is expected to continue over the country during the week of 19-25 June, increasing the probability of localised floods.

Severe weather, including heavy rainfall, hail and winds, affected northern China, from east to west, over 16-18 June. Rainfall resulted in floods in Inner Mongolia, Qinghai, Gansu, Liaoning and Xinjiang, adding to the casualties and damage.
As of 19 June, the Chinese Government reports 11 deaths throughout the affected regions.

II. Europe

Very high or extreme danger in central Spain; the western Mediterranean coast of France; central Cyprus; central and north-eastern Hungary; south-eastern and central Turkey.

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