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UK based Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is set to launch an appeal to raise £3 million to respond to Cyclone Sidr which devastated southern Bangladesh on Thursday evening. Over one thousand people are now believed to have died after winds…
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Geneva, November 16, 2007--With Bangladesh reeling in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, CARE emergency teams are determining where their relief equipment and supplies can be most effective. CARE responded immediately after the super cyclone struck Bangladesh's coast by moving equipment…
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Geneva, November 16, 2007-- CARE has dispatched emergency teams with equipment and supplies to provide immediate relief after Cyclone Sidr ravaged Bangladesh's coastal cities Thursday. "The area where Sidr hit has not had a major cyclone since the 1970s," says…
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This situation report is based on information received from the Bangladesh Disaster Management Information Centre, the UN Resident Coordinator's Office Bangladesh, the Disaster Emergency Response Group (DER), UN agencies, UN OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and media…
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GLIDE TC-2007-000208-BGD This Preliminary Emergency Appeal seeks CHF 3,989,305 (USD 3.5m or EUR 2.4m) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to assist 47,000 families (or 235,000 beneficiaries) for 9 months. CHF 250,000 was allocated…
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Glide no. TC-2007-000208- BGD The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are active in over 185 countries. In Brief This…
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DHAKA, Bangladesh, 16 November 2007 - UNICEF plans to supply safe water, medicine, and food to the millions affected by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. Safe water is critical to ward off diseases, the biggest threat to children in flood emergencies. UNICEF…
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by James East and Amio Ascension - WV Asia Pacific communications, WV Bangladesh communications More than 43,000 people living in seven World Vision Bangladesh programme areas have been made homeless or had their home badly damaged by the massive Cyclone…
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Cyclone Sidr hit the southern coast of Bangladesh late on Thursday 15 November. Sidr swept across the country hitting the Khulna and Barisal coastal belt most severely. Winds of 240 kph and driving rain lashed the coastal area leaving many parts…
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INITIAL REPORT!!! Cyclone SIDR kills hundreds in Barisal and Khulna Division SNAPSHOT - Hundreds of people killed in Barguna, Patuakhali, Pirojpur, Bagerhat and Khulna - Road communication snapped due to blockade by the uprooted trees in many areas - Power supply…
