Informes

Ref: DHAGVA-95 1. RAINSTORM AND HIGH TIDAL SURGE IN MID-MAY AFFECTED SOUTHERN PARTS OF BANGLADESH, ESPECIALLY DISTRICTS OF BHOLA, COX'SBAZAR, BAGERHAT, HATIYA, NOAKHALI, PATUAKHALI, AND CHITTAGONG. 2. NGO DISASTER FORUM, CHAIRED BY OXFAM, WAS HELD ON 28 MAY TO…

Ref: DHAGVA-95/0194 1. ACCORDING TO UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA, EARTHQUAKES, OF DIFERENT MAGNITUDE, HIT THREE DIFERENT LOCATIONS IN THE EASTERN PART OF INDONESIA ON 20 AND 21 MAY 1995, WITH RELATIVELY LOW NUMBER OF CASUALTIES AND SOME MATERIAL…

Ref: DHAGVA-95/0192 SITUATION 1. THE LARGE FIRE WHICH BROKE OUT IN THE POOR DISTRICTS OF THE TOWN OF BAGO ON 27 APRIL BURNT DOWN A TOTAL OF 745 HUTS LEAVING 1,025 HOUSEHOLDS AND 4,558 DAILY LABOURERS…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/190 1. RAINSTORM AND HIGH TIDAL SURGE AFFECTED DISTRICTS OF BHOLA, COX'SBAZAR, BAGERHAT, HATIYA, NOAKHALI, PATUAKHALI, AND CHITTAGONG (IN ORDER OF EXTENT OF DAMAGE). WATER LOGGING IN COASTAL AREAS IS REPORTED TO BE GREATER THAN THAT OF 1991…

Bangladesh Cyclone Update, 21 May 1997 The May 19 cyclone hitting the south-eastern coastal areas of Bangladesh, according to Government estimates, killed 81 persons and made 800,000 persons homeless. The unofficial death figure according to daily newspapers, is 500. The…

Ref: DHAGVA - 95/0187 1. HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WIND, AND TIDAL SURGE OF 4-8 FT HIGHT HIT 16 COASTAL DISTRICTS IN BANGLADESH. AREAS CONCERNED ARE, IN ORDER OF EXTENT OF DAMAGE, BHOLA, COXSBAZAR, BAGERHAT, HATIYA, NOAKHALI, PATUAKHALI, AND…

Ref: DHAGVA 95/0186 1. CONTINUOUS HEAVY RAINFALL SINCE 15 MAY, COUPLED WITH HIGH TIDAL SURGE, SEVERELY AFFECTED SOUTHERN PARTS OF BANGLADESH, ESPECIALLY COXSBAZAR, TEKNAF, BARGUNA, BAGERHAT, AND ADJOINING OFF SHORE ISLANDS (MANPURA, CHAR NIZAM, HATIYA, AND SANDWIP). THOUGH…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0170 SITUATION 1. THE INITIAL FLOODS OF 1 MAY HAVE AFFECTED A TOTAL OF 23 VILLAGES WHICH ARE LOCATED IN REMOTE AREAS. THE REPORTED CASUALTIES ARE 42 DEAD AND 3 MISSING. AND 5000 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. 2. THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES,…

DHA-GENEVA 95/0168 1. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF MAY HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS HAVE HIT THE COUNTRY CAUSING EXTENSIVE FLOODING AS WELL AS LANDSLIDES IN THE WESTERN, NORTH WESTERN, SABRAGAMUWA AND SOUTHERN PROVINCES. 2. SO FAR ONE DEATH AND A…

Ref: dhagva - 95/0169 1. THE 27 APRIL A LARGE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE TOWN OF BAGO. THE TOWN OF 120,000 INHABITANTS IS SITUATED 48 MILES SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL YANGON. SEVERAL FIRES AFFECTED THE COUNTRY IN…