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SIRAJGANJ, Bangladesh, Aug 6, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Flood victims were seen Monday huddling with domestic animals and poultry birds in shelter camps in Bangladesh's northwestern Sirajganj district. Sirajganj, 110 km northwest of capital Dhaka, is one of the worst…
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LATEST UPDATE More than eight million people in 47 districts of Bangladesh have now been affected by the floods and 120 have died in 12 days of country-wide flooding according to official figures released on Sunday evening. The central part…
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By Biswajyoti Das GUWAHATI, India, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Fears grew on Sunday that epidemics would strike the millions marooned or forced from their homes by South Asia's catastrophic floods as the death toll climbed to 320 and criticism of…
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The German contribution is crucial for our fourth round food distribution, which has enabled us to continue to meet the basic food needs of several hundred thousands of destitute flood victims ," said Douglas Broderick, WFP Representative in Bangladesh. Dhaka,…
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Current Situation: Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Mongla have been advised to keep hoisted cautionary signal number three (r) three. All fishing boats and trawlers over North Bay have been advised to come close to the coast…
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Concern Worldwide has been amongst the first to respond to the plight of flood victims in Sirajganj and Kazipur with a further response planned for Faridpur and Manikganj. Relief package worth 30 lakh BDT initiated. Working with local Partners, Gono…
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Highlights of Current Situation: - The prevailing flood situation in the districts of Manikganj, Munshiganj, Faridpur, Rajbari, Madaripur, Shariatpur and Dohar and Nawabganj upazila of Dhaka is likely to aggravate further. - The Meghna river at Bhairab Bazar continued rising and…
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Berlin_(dpa) _ Germany is providing 500,000 euros (685,000 dollars) to help the victims of tropical flooding in Bangladesh, the Ministry for Economic Assistance said Sunday. "The situation is dramatic for the flood victims," Economic Assistance Minister Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul said. "The people…
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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 186 countries. In Brief Period covered: 3 to 30…
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L'Asie du Sud connaît depuis le début du mois de juin une mousson d'une ampleur dramatique. Les pluies torrentielles qui se sont abattues ces dernières semaines sur l'Inde, le Bangladesh et le Népal ont fait débordé la plupart des…
