Bangladesh
Bangladesh 1/99 Geneva, July 6, 1999 Dear Friends, ACT member Rangpur Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) Bangladesh submits the following situation report as at 4th July, 1999. As the monsoon is active over the country, almost all the rivers in the Brahmaputra, Ganges and…
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The Disaster Flash floods and mud slides have occurred in Chittagong District, Cox’s Bazar and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, particularly Bandarban, from late June onwards. In the latter district 20,000 houses were reported submerged by water and…
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DHAKA (July 3) XINHUA - Most of the major rivers in three of the Bangladesh's four river basins continued to rise Friday as heavy monsoon rains pounded vast areas of the country during the past several days, press reports…
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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Thursday it is conducting a $27-million operation to provide emergency relief and rehabilitation assistance to nearly three million victims of last year's massive floods in Bangladesh. The year-long operation will focus…
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ROME -- The United Nations World Food Programme announced today it is conducting a $27-million operation to provide emergency relief and rehabilitation assistance to nearly three million victims of last year's massive floods in Bangladesh. The year-long operation, which ends in…
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The author, Julian Francis is Disaster Preparedness Delegate for the IFRCS in Dhaka. He gives a first hand account of the effect of the devastating floods in Bangladesh last year and the response of flood victims, local communities and…
Bangladesh
Dhaka (dpa) - Thousands of people were made homeless as tropical floods gripped southern Bangladesh, leaving at least 18 people dead in the past week, police and rescue workers said Sunday. Local officials said flood waters have swamped mudflat villages and…
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source: Government of Bangladesh 32 of 64 Districts in Bangladesh affected 100,000 sq. km inundated (66% of the country) 1,050 deaths reported 30 million people affected 25 million people left homeless 26,000 livestock lost 575,000 hectares of crops destroyed 20,000…
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The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) invites tenders by an independent team to carry out an evaluation of the use of DEC funds raised via the Bangladesh Floods Appeal. This will involve a comprehensive review, both in…
Bangladesh
Bangladesh The worst floods this century hit Bangladesh in July 1998. They covered 52 districts out of 64, that is seventy per cent of the country, for many weeks and severely affected the livelihood of 30 million people. Common and…
