Assessments

Summary: The devastating Cylone Sidr struck Bangladesh on the evening of the 15th November bringing with it large damages and associated large humanitarian needs. A rapid initial UN emergency assessment team was fielded on the 17th November to assess both…

Dhaka, 14th August 2007 As the Thai Airways flight made its final approach to Dhaka nearly all the passengers leaned over to look out the windows as the plane angled towards the runway of the capital's international airport. The…

Executive Summary The Floods The 2004 monsoon floods commenced around 8 July. This followed early flooding in the northwest districts of Bangladesh in April, that had destroyed much of the main annual rice crop in that region just before it was…

Executive Summary CURRENT FLOOD SITUATION Floodwaters are rising in the central and southern districts of Bangladesh as they fall in the north-eastern and north-western districts, with the water gradually draining into the Bay of Bengal. Districts near the confluence of the…