Bangladesh
Bangladesh has put its health services on full alert after 27,000 people were struck down in two days in a diarrhoea epidemic, caused by the country's worst floods. The government says 28 people have died of the disease and 13,000…
Bangladesh
By Serajul Islam Quadir DHAKA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's floods caused devastating damage to infrastructure which will need at least $161 million to repair and reinforce, Communications Minister Anwar Hossein said on Wednesday. "This will be a gigantic task to rebuild…
Bangladesh
By Nizam Ahmed DHAKA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Many Bangladeshis refused to leave flood shelters as waters receded on Wednesday, preferring to stay in the disease-ridden camps than return to their destroyed homes. As the country re-emerged from its biggest floods in…
Bangladesh
On 5 September 1998, the United Nations Secretary General launched an appeal for emergency relief and immediate rehabilitation for the flood affected people of Bangladesh. The international response has been encouraging, at over $150 million of commitments so far. The…
Bangladesh
DHAKA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The International Development Association (IDA) will give Bangladesh a $32.4 million credit to combat arsenic contamination in underground water, a World Bank statement in Dhaka said on Tuesday. It said the World Bank's country Director Pierre…
Bangladesh
By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Sept 22 (Reuters) - The danger faced by Bangladeshis during more than two months of devastating flooding has receded along with water levels but the task of putting their lives back together remains. Efforts intensified on Tuesday…
Bangladesh
DHAKA, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Families who took refuge in crammed shelters in Bangladesh's capital began returning home on Monday as floodwaters which had inundated large areas of the city for more than two months receded, officials said. In the…
Bangladesh
As water is recedes in flood tormented Bangladesh, the number of people suffering from waterborne diseases is rising sharply and the need of food and clean water is enormous. More than 254,000 people have been attacked by diarrhoea, causing…
Bangladesh
It is now clear that Bangladesh is experiencing the worst floods in recorded history. Floods are a normal occurrence in Bangladesh, and the rural populations have developed extraordinary coping mechanisms. However, these floods are on a scale and duration…
Bangladesh
This report includes: A) China B) Bangladesh C) Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and Region: Kosovo crisis D) Cuba E) Guinea Bissau F) Sudan - floods G) Central and East Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Congo/Brazzaville, Burundi and Tanzania. From Manuel Aranda…
