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SITUATION OVERVIEW Heavy monsoon rains and water flowing downstream from India's northeast have inundated large parts of the Sylhet division, leaving millions of people marooned and triggering a humanitarian crisis. The flash floods that started on the…

Wind speed during landfall 62-88 kmph, during landfall. Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), bulletin -12. Landfall location Barishal-Chattogram coast near Bhola (Source BMD) Landfall time Midnight of 24 October 2022 (Source BMD) Current Scenario: The front part of Cyclone “Sitrang” lashed Bangladesh on 24 October 2022…

SITUATION IN NUMBERS 2.3 million people affected including 800,000 refugees 1.1 million Children affected 6 Districts Cyclone-affected districts located in Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions 1 million People in cyclone shelters Highlights • The Cyclone Sitrang crossed the coastal areas of Bangladesh…

Highlights Over 320 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines were shipped into Bangladesh, with over 90 million delivered through UNICEF in 2022. By September 2022, a total of 1,252,469 children aged 5-11 years (5.6 per cent of the…

About The Cyclone Sitrang: The deep depression over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining was being formed last around 2 October 2022. It had intensified into a cyclonic storm “Sitrang” (pronunciation: si-trang), over the east-central…

Kuala Lumpur, 27 October 2022 – After unprecedented floods continue to hit many parts of Asia, dangerous un-subsiding flood waters are now the crisis, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns.…

Bangladesh Red Crescent Society in collaboration with the IFRC and 10 Red Cross Red Crescent Societies continues implementation of Population Movement Operation (PMO) for camp and host/local communities in Cox’s Bazar. PMO covers 17 camps through…

DHAKA, 22 September 2022 – UNICEF Bangladesh National Ambassador Bidya Sinha Mim is visiting Sylhet this week to meet children whose lives were upended by floods that wreaked havoc in north-eastern Bangladesh in May and June…

KEY ACTIVITIES Water Supply UNHCR and partners supply safe water to refugees in 14 camps through piped water networks and tube wells. Trained refugee volunteers conduct regular operations and maintenance of the systems. To monitor water supply, UNHCR…

KEY ACTIVITIES Site Management and Site Development UNHCR and its partners, working closely with government counterparts, conduct site management and site development activities in 16 of the 33 refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar district. This includes coordination of…