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Relief workers in flooded parts of India and Bangladesh say many thousands of people will remain in desperate need for months to come. Waters are receding in most areas but hundreds of thousands of homes have been destroyed and…
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COMMUNIQUé DE PRESSE La DDC augmente de 250'000 francs l'aide en faveur des victimes des inondations en Asie du Sud : 200'000 francs de plus viennent d'être dégagés pour des opérations de secours au Bangladesh, ce qui porte à 300'000…
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From FEDERATION NEWS 02/00 "The true extent of this disaster is still unfolding," says Bob McKerrow, head of the Federation's delegation in Bangladesh, after flood waters from India's West Bengal state flowed into the country. "We are still coming across…
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by CAFOD India, Bangladesh 11/10/2000 The Catholic aid agency CAFOD is sending emergency aid to its partners in Bangladesh and India after severe flooding left millions homeless. CAFOD is especially concerned about the situation in Bangladesh, because flooding has occurred in areas…
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Ref: OCHA/GVA - 2000/0198 OCHA Situation Report No. 4 Bangladesh - Floods 11 October 2000 The present report is based on the UN Inter-Agency Needs Assessment report presented, discussed and finalised at the UNDMT meeting which took place in Dhaka on 9…
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By Pan Xiaozhu DHAKA (Oct. 11) XINHUA - The extremely poor condition of the natural outlets and the ineffective drainage system are the two causes behind the prolonged devastating floods in the south- western region of Bangladesh, said experts here. They…
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Situation report no. 5 - focus on the western districts period covered: 29 September - 10 October 2000Although flood waters in the north have begun to subside, the effects of the flooding in the western districts are…
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By Aloysius Milon Khan, Dhaka October 10, 2000 Floods in the southwestern region of the country engulfed 30 more villages in Satkhira district during the last 24 hours and around 5,50,000 people took refuge in government shelters, the media reports. "The prevailing…
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By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Floods that have killed more than 100 people in Bangladesh forced the evacuation of a prison on Monday, but elsewhere water levels began to fall. At least 80 inmates from Satkhira…
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By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Bangladesh (Reuters) - Surging floods in Bangladesh have inundated nearly 50 more villages and forced another 500,000 people from their homes, local government officials said on Sunday. The number of people made homeless since the floods began in…
