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Over 500 people confirmed dead and scores more injured ActionAid is continuing to respond to Cylone Sidr that hit Bangladesh coastal areas on Thursday night killing hundreds in the low lying Asian country. Over 500 people were killed and thousands more injured…
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Silver Spring, Maryland -The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is on the ground and assessing the immediate needs of survivors after Cyclone Sidr made landfall over the low-lying southwestern coast of Bangladesh on Thursday, November 15. Emergency response teams based…
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By Nabiha Chowdury, Communications Officer, Bangladesh It came with huge, roaring winds, destroying nearly everything in its path. Trees were uprooted, livestock was destroyed, and huts (which are houses to many) were swept away. The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS)…
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With Cyclone Sidr's reported death toll now climbing above 500, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for 4 million Swiss francs ($3.6 million US/ €2.4 million) to assist 235,000 people affected by the devastating…
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Westport, Conn. (November 15, 2007) As a major cyclone bears down on Bangladesh, Save the Children is preparing for an impending emergency and working to assist communities prepare for the storm and its aftermath. Save the Children is one of…
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James East, World Vision Asia Pacific communications Dhaka, Bangladesh, November 15, 2007-In the face of a monster cyclone that made landfall tonight in Bangladesh, at least half a million people are taking refuge in shelters. World Vision, the international aid agency,…
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Special Weather Bulletin on Cyclonic Storm "SIDR" over North Bay of Bengal Current Situation: The severe Cyclonic Storm "SIDR" with a core of Hurricane winds over North Bay of Bengal was centered at 12 noon and may…
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Coastal communities in Bangladesh and north-east India are moving to shelters as a category four cyclone, with wind speeds of around 150 mph, threatens to hit tonight. The region has not seen a storm of this strength since the catastrophic…
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Cyclone SIDR to hit by evening Current Situation - A severe cyclone which is compared to be like 1970 and 1991 cyclone is to hit Khulna-Barisal and Chittagong Coast by evening today. Mongla sea-port asked to hoist GREAT…
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Dhaka, Bangladesh - Emergency field staff, community based organizations and volunteers with Caritas Bangladesh, a Catholic Relief Services partner, are mobilizing communities with loud hailers to warn them of the maximum alert (level 10) designated for the incoming cyclone, and…
