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Mongolia:Cold Wave:2002/12-2003/02

Duration 2002/12-2003/02 More than 70 % of all territory of Mongolia was droughty because of too hot climate and no rainfall in summer of 2002. It became the reason of 72% of all animal couldn’t take enough fatness and affected badly for hay and fodder preparation. Besides the drought, 273 times forest and steppe fire occurred in Selenge, Arkhangai, Bulgan, Khuvsugul and Tuv aimags and it reduced the possibility of hay and fodder preparation. More than 90% of all territory was covered with snow and 50% of that snow’s thickness is 10-40 cm and density is 0.12-0.52g/cm3. That makes the pasturing and receiving new born harder. Early snow melted and became the ice layer on the land. As of today the condition of 66 soums of 12 aimags is more difficult than others.

Country or District Mongolia

Name Cold Wave

Headline(Source, Date)

Personal Injury Material Damage Others

Information from ADRC Counterpart Organization

7 people have been dead during Dec. 31, 2002-Jan. 2, 2003 and Jan. 7 - Jan. 9
210,671 of animal were lost in 12 regions as of February 25, 2003.
Dzud psychosocial trauma is apparent among children of families suffered from dzud. The Mongolian Red Cross Society survey done in 2002 in Govialtai region found 3,825 people with various mental disorders caused by dzud in last three years.

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Disaster in Mongolia - Number of the affected
Animal loss news of 12 aimags that are in dzud situation in 2003
www.mongoliadisaster.org
The Presentation by Major General O. Urjin, Chief of National Agency for Disaster Mitigation and Management (NADMM)
OCHA ReliefWeb 2002/12/19
Information from Government of Mongolia

Geographycal Data Information

Emergency Relief Information

Urgent Report from Supporting Members of the Asian Disaster Reduction Center

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Duration	2002/12-2003/02	More than 70 % of all territory of Mongolia was droughty because of too hot climate and no rainfall in summer of 2002. It became the reason of 72% of all animal couldn’t take enough fatness and affected badly for hay and fodder preparation. Besides the drought, 273 times forest and steppe fire occurred in Selenge, Arkhangai, Bulgan, Khuvsugul and Tuv aimags and it reduced the possibility of hay and fodder preparation. More than 90% of all territory was covered with snow and 50% of that snow’s thickness is 10-40 cm and density is 0.12-0.52g/cm3. That makes the pasturing and receiving new born harder. Early snow melted and became the ice layer on the land. As of today the condition of 66 soums of 12 aimags is more difficult than others.
Country or District	Mongolia
Name	Cold Wave

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Information from ADRC Counterpart Organization
7 people have been dead during Dec. 31, 2002-Jan. 2, 2003 and Jan. 7 - Jan. 9	210,671 of animal were lost in 12 regions as of February 25, 2003.	Dzud psychosocial trauma is apparent among children of families suffered from dzud. The Mongolian Red Cross Society survey done in 2002 in Govialtai region found 3,825 people with various mental disorders caused by dzud in last three years.