Bangladesh + 4 more
Note: Underlined text denotes information that is new since the fact sheet was last released. Overview Early, prolonged, and heavy monsoons since July have caused extensive flooding in much of South and Southeast Asia. In particular, the floodwaters…
Bangladesh + 10 more
This report includes: (A) Palestinian Territory (B) Russian Federation / Northern Caucasus (C) Indonesia / West Timor (D) India / Rajahstan (E) Bangladesh (F) Southeast Asia: Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos (G) DPR Korea (H) Ethiopia (I) Sudan (J) Haiti From Francesco Strippoli,…
Bangladesh
In late October storms and heavy rainfall again increased the risk of severe flooding, which are reported to have killed 20 people and left several hundred unaccounted for. Earlier, serious floods resulted in several hundred deaths and left thousands…
Bangladesh
In October 2000, Islamic Relief's Bangladesh office implemented a $20,000 flood Relief Programme in the worst hit district of Jessore, in southwestern Bangladesh. Over 400,000 people were rendered homeless in this devastating flood. Food packs were distributed among people in…
Bangladesh
Dhaka (dpa) - A tropical cyclone whipping up high waves in the Bay of Bengal battered southern Bangladesh at the weekend with winds topping 150 kilometres per hour which forced tens of thousands on the coastal belt to abandon…
Bangladesh
Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0207 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Bangladesh - Tropical Cyclonic Storm 29 October 2000 1. Bangladesh is one of the world's least developed countries and prone to natural disasters, such as cyclones, floods and droughts. In August and September…
Bangladesh
Dhaka (dpa) - Bangladesh is sending a parliamentary team to India to investigate the role of officials there in opening floodgates causing extensive flooding in northwestern Bangladesh, official sources said Friday. The floods, which were reportedly touched off by the onrush…
Bangladesh
By Serajul Islam Quadir DHAKA, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury said on Thursday recent floods had destroyed 300,000 tonnes of rice in the fields but the country had enough food supplies and imports were not…
Bangladesh
By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Floodwaters in southwest Bangladesh were receding slowly in some areas but many places were likely to remain under water for weeks yet, local officials said on Saturday. The floods have killed more than…
Bangladesh + 3 more
Written by Stephanie Kriner, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org, with news reports After suffering for three months with torrential rains and raging flood waters, there still is no end in sight for thousands of people living in deluged villages across Southeast…
