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Three million people affected, over 270,000 houses destroyed, the need is enormous Oxfam today launches a Bangladesh Cyclone appeal, calling on the British public to donate £2m for the cyclone stricken area. The appeal comes as the scale of devastation and…
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Four days after Cyclone Sidr tore through the southern coast of Bangladesh, government sources have confirmed that 2,471 have died so far. There are fears that this figure will rise as it may take several days to determine the…
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A severe cyclone hit Bangladesh, on 15th November causing in its wake death and devastation. Currently, more than 2300 are reported dead, several thousands rendered homeless and infrastructure severely damaged. President and Prime Minister have written to their counterparts in Bangladesh…
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By James East A US$2 million aid package has been launched by World Vision in Bangladesh to shelter more than 50,000 people whose homes were torn to shreds by Cyclone Sidr. World Vision is aiming to assist 9,375 families who have…
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DHAKA - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Bangladesh Air Force today started using helicopters to air-drop WFP high energy biscuits to people stranded in inaccessible areas affected by last week's cyclone. So far WFP has…
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The Australian Government will provide $3 million towards emergency relief and recovery efforts in communities along Bangladesh's southern coastline affected by Cyclone Sidr. The cyclone has affected nearly 2.75 million people and latest reports from the Government of Bangladesh indicate that…
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In view of the scale of devastation caused by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, the Federal Foreign Office today (19 November) once again doubled Germany's emergency humanitarian aid to now 1 million euro. These funds will be channelled to German…
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Hasta el momento se estima en 2.500 el número de víctimas, una cifra que no deja de aumentar. - Acción contra el Hambre calcula que 700.000 personas del sur del país se verán afectadas por la catástrofe, principalmente pescadores y…
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Cyclone Sidr on the 15th November caused nightmare in Bangladesh. Ripping through the south western coast killing thousands of people, demolishing houses, crops, livestock left a trail of devastation over thousands of square kilometres. The winds reached 240km per hour…
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U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) BACKGROUND AND KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On November 15, Tropical Cyclone Sidr made landfall in southern Bangladesh with winds of 155 miles…
