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Author: International News Cold weather is being blamed for hundreds of deaths in Bangladesh, India and Nepal. Temperatures have fallen below zero as biting winds sweep down from the Himalayas and heavy fog hangs over much of the region. Each…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0010 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Bangladesh - Cold Wave 14 January 2003 Click here for the MAP: India, Bangladesh and Nepal Cold Wave. The following information was provided by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, the…

Geneva, 13 January, 2003 - A severe cold spell has swept over Bangladesh, northern India and Nepal causing more than 740 deaths since mid December 2002. Bangladesh has been hit hardest and meteorologists have forecast another cold front for…

DHAKA (Reuters) - More than 740 people have died in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh in a month-long cold spell that is forecast to continue, officials said on Sunday. Forty people, mostly homeless, died over the past 24 hours in…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2003/0006 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Bangladesh - Cold Wave 9 January 2003 The following information was provided by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh, the World Food Programme, the IFRC Delegation in Bangladesh, OXFAM,…

World Vision Bangladesh is to distribute 2,500 blankets to the victims of a severe cold-wave that has swept over the country, causing the deaths of at least 100 people. Breastfeeding mothers, female-headed households and special needs people living in WVBangladesh's…

By Bijoy Patro in Dhaka Bangladesh Red Crescent volunteers have been distributing blankets, warm clothing and high-protein biscuits from emergency stocks to homeless people as the country continues to suffer from a cold spell that has particularly affected northern districts…

New Delhi (dpa) - The continuous cold weather in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh has claimed the lives of nearly 350 people, reported the local media and authorities on Tuesday. India's death toll rose to 181 with reports of 21 deaths…

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: CHF 50,000 This Information Bulletin is being issued in support of needs described below. A DREF allocation of CHF 50,000 has been made by the Federation to facilitate action and donors are strongly urged…

Asian Disaster Management News Vol. 8, No. 4 October-December 2002 The mountains of the Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) region are the source of rivers that sustain the livelihoods of more than a billion people. But these rivers can pose a…