Stories of Human Abuse and Human being in wretched plight all around the World

Floods across southern China take heavy toll Sunday, 20 June 2010 08:26 An estimated 68,000 houses have been damaged in the flooding Torrential rain and landslides in southern China have killed 132 people, with more heavy rain forecast. A further 86 people are missing and 800,000 residents have been evacuated. There have also been power cuts, collapsed reservoirs and widespread damage to roads. Millions are without drinking water supplies. Dozens of rivers have passed safety levels, including the Pearl River in Guangdong province. China's rainy season, which began in May, follows the worst drought in a century in the south-west. 'Rain intensity increased' The National Meteorological Centre warned on Sunday of more rainstorms to come. "The scope and intensity of the rain have increased," it said in a stat

UN launches $71m appeal for Kyrgyzstan refugee crisis Saturday, 19 June 2010 04:19 UK Some ethnic Uzbeks were seen returning from Uzbekistan The UN has announced a $71m (£48m) flash appeal for Kyrgyzstan, where it says some 400,000 people have been displaced by inter-ethnic fighting. The Central Asian state's interim leader believes the number of people killed since violence erupted just over a week ago may be as high as 2,000. Up to a million people are said to have been affected by fighting between the Kyrgyz majority and minority Uzbeks. Many of those who fled their homes are staying in Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan's government has asked the UN to launch a similar appeal for its own camps next week. Having accepted tens of thousands of refugees, it fears its capacity to help them will soon run out, reports the BBC's Tom La