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Event: DR Drought
Number: 2009-000149
Country: SYR Syrian Arab Rep
Location: Eastern Syria
Date (YMD): 2009-8-3
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Information Source:IFRC DREF MDRSY001
Comments: Syria is currently experiencing the dramatic effects of a drought that has been affecting the country since 2006. Out of a total of 1,3 million people affected by the drought, the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform (MAAR) and the UN in Syria estimate that some 800,000 people corresponding to 75,641 households have been severely affected. Over the past three years, their income has decreased by 90% and their assets and sources of livelihood have been severely compromised.
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