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Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2002/0139 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Bangladesh - Floods 17 July 2002 The following information was provided by the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Dhaka, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief (MDMR), the IFRC, and media reports, as…

ANNUAL PROGRAM STATEMENT (APS) USAID/DCHA/OFDA PROGRAM FOR ENHANCEMENT OF EMERGENCY RESPONSE (PEER) Pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the United States Government (USG), as represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian…

DREFAllocated: CHF 102,346 (USD 69,021/EUR 69,434) The Situation During the end of April 2002, a series of heavy tropical storms swept across much of mainland Bangladesh. At first, on 22 April 2002, the tropical storms affected districts in the north-east of the…

Dhaka (dpa) - Swirling flood waters sweeping across Bangladesh devastated thousands of villages and towns displacing at least a million people from their homes as heavy monsoon showers lashed the country's northern and southern regions over the last three…

This Information Bulletin is for information only. The Federation is not seeking any funding or other assistance from donors for this operation at this time. The Situation Rainfall in Bangladesh, over the past two months, has been the heaviest in eight…

Geneva, 9 July, 2002 - Due to the early onslaught of the Monsoon Rains in the region there is heightened concern about he risk of serious flooding as the monsoon season advances. Monsoon floods and related diseases have already…

By Patrick Fuller in New Delhi, India Over the past week, monsoon rains have lashed the west and north east of India as well as northern Bangladesh causing extensive flooding. Hundreds of thousands are homeless across both countries. In the two…

Three teams of Red Crescent workers have returned to Dhaka having successfully distributed aid to victims of this month's tropical storms. All initial distribution to 1000 families has been completed. Following new storms, damage reports are under assessment to ascertain possible…

Dhaka (dpa) - The worst ferry disaster in decades caused at least 300 deaths, with rescuers late Monday saying they have pulled more than 280 bodies from the submerged ship since it sank Friday. Decomposing bodies were stacked on the river…

Dhaka (dpa) - At least 23 people were killed across Bangladesh in heavy thunderstorms which blew away homes, ravaged rice fields and uprooted trees and electric poles, local police and fire officials said on Friday. The Disaster Management Office sources said…