Bangladesh
Child survivors of Cyclone Sidr, which hit Bangladesh last week, are receiving food, clothes and toys as Plan steps up its relief effort. Official figures show that more than 3,500 people have died as a result of the cyclone. The…
Bangladesh
A catastrophic cyclone tore through Southern Bangladesh on the 15th of November, inflicting heavy damage to properties and infrastructure. Over 3,100 people have already been killed, with the number rising steadily. Reports have indicated a massive devastation of homes, crops…
Bangladesh
Los campos de cultivo han quedado salinizados poco tiempo después de la siembra con la que trataban de recuperarse de las inundaciones de agosto - El impacto psicólógico es brutal: para muchas familias es la tercera vez que lo pierden…
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Dhaka, 21 November 2007: Nearly a week after Cyclone Sidr devastated the Bangladesh coastline, needs are growing but relief supplies are still slow in arriving. Mohammed Zakaria of ActionAid Bangladesh is currently in Barisal, one of the worst cyclone-hit areas.…
Bangladesh
"The relief need is enormous but the supply is less," said Mohammed Zakaria of ActionAid Bangladesh who is currently in Barisal, one of the worst cyclone hit areas. "We used boats and trawlers to reach out to the remote villages…
Bangladesh
150,000 families to be reached with emergency relief DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 21 November 2007 - BRAC is carrying out extensive relief operations in 2,537 villages in 60 worst affected sub districts across 11 districts of Bangladesh. More than 2,500 BRAC staff and…
Bangladesh
GLIDE TC-2007-000208-BGD Period covered by this Ops Update: 19 to 20 November, 2007 Appeal target (current): CHF 3,989,305 (USD 3.5m or EUR 2.4m) Appeal coverage: Based on unconfirmed pledges and indications of support, funds available for this appeal have reached CHF 7.19 million…
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Westport, CT (November 21, 2007) -Tens of thousands of cyclone survivors in Bangladesh - many of them homeless with little means to sustain themselves - remain in critical need of assistance one week after a devastating storm struck the…
Bangladesh
Statement from Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, on the Bangladesh cyclone: "Tropical cyclone "Sidr" hit Bangladesh on 15 and 16 November. The death toll is uncertain but likely to rise to about 10,000 people. Some 300,000 houses…
Bangladesh
Summary of Cyclone Situation Updated official report from MoFDM illustrates that the number of death caused by tropical cyclone 'SIDR' has risen to 2982 affecting 6.7 millionm people of 1.5 million families. These casualties and damages of houses, mlivestock, crops,…
