Informes

In Numbers 8,222 mt of food assistance distributed US$ 5.55 m cash-based transfers made US$ 45.9 m six months (November 2019 to April 2020) net funding requirements, of which US$ 44.38 m is for the Cox’s Bazar L2 Emergency…

Deadly Cyclone Bulbul made a landfall in Bangladesh late on Saturday night causing torrential rains, powerful winds and severe flooding. More than 150,000 people were evacuated and forced to take refuge in special shelters as the…

Islamic Relief assists government evacuation efforts in Bangladesh and provides emergency aid to survivors of Cyclone Bulbul. Deadly Cyclone Bulbul made a landfall in Bangladesh late on Saturday night, causing torrential rains, powerful winds and severe flooding. More…

1. Situation Overview: A strong depression has been formed in the Bay of Bengal which is named as Cyclone Bulbul. According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), it is currently located about 695km southwest of Chattogram port, 645km…

Since August 2017, Bangladesh's south-east area has seen a huge influx of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar. During the summer and rainy season, vulnerability of refugees and host communities to wind, landslide and flooding increases greatly, and despite…

Forward-thinking makes families better equipped to deal with monsoons in Bangladesh “When the earth smells dry and heavy grey clouds loom over our village, I know it will rain hard,” says Saleha Begum, a farmer in Kurigram…

1. Monsoon Floods Overview (July 2019) According to today’s weather forecast from Bangladesh’s Meteorological Department (BMD), all major rivers may fall in next 48 hours except the Ganges river. Bangladesh Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) informs…

Money in advance of an expected disaster can give vulnerable people resources to avoid the worst losses, backers say By Naimul Karim DHAKA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Parvin Begum, who saw her home on a secluded…

DHAKA – The World Food Programme (WFP) is working together with the Government of Bangladesh to assist more than 275,000 people affected by flooding in the north-west of the country, activating for the first time an…

The IFRC said late last week that heavy monsoon rain had triggered landslides in camps in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh that house more than 900,000 people from Rakhine state, Myanmar. Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) response operations were…