Informes

By Sam Smith, IFRC communications delegate “Where is my childhood home?” Mosammat Monjuri Begum pauses for a moment before answering. “At the bottom of the river, underwater.” The 47-year-old simply shrugs when asked if that upsets her. The mother-of-one…

Overview of Waterlogging in Jessore 2016 Heavy rainfall in the 2nd week of August caused waterlogging in three upazilas (Keshabpur, Abhaynagar and Manirampur) of Jessore district. In these upazilas, the excessive rain water caused waterlogging in, put…

By Rajib Bhowmick, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society Annual monsoon floods come and go in Bangladesh, but the hardship they bring to millions of people along the banks of the mighty Jamuna River never changes. Nobin Majhi, 25, is…

Highlights 3.7 million people are directly affected by the monsoon flooding in northern and central Bangladesh that claimed around 100 lives; of which 64 % is children A Humanitarian Response Plan of US$ 13.6 million to assist 130,965…

Emergency appeal launched to help more than 100,000 people hit by Bangladesh monsoon floods August 17, 2016 – Dhaka / Kuala Lumpur: Today the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has launched…

SUMMARY PERIOD: August – October 2016 3.7 million People affected 130,965 persons Targeted US$ 13,620,052 REQUIRED Background 2016 Monsoon season started on July 22nd. The impact of the monsoon increased gradually over the following weeks. Considering the severe deterioration of the situation,…

Highlights 3.7 million people are directly affected by the monsoon flooding in northern and central Bangladesh that claimed 81 lives; 52 of those are children Total of 1,520 education institutions are affected by the flood disrupting learning for…

Highlights 1-31 July 2016 Bangladesh: A total of 16 Bangla-deshi returnees contacted a local NGO ‘Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sang-ha (TMSS)’ for skills development training. IOM cooperated with the TMSS and the returnees so that they can avail…

The IFRC yesterday issued an emergency grant of just under a quarter of a million US dollars to help the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) assist people affected by severe riverine floods in the north and…

Islamic Relief responds as latest reports suggest over 100 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been displaced by severe monsoon flooding which hit Bangladesh, India and Nepal recently. Thousands have been forced from their homes…