Informes

Summary: CHF 292,693 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Society (IFRC)’s Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) on 17 October 2012 to support Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver assistance…

Summary During the morning of 16 May, cyclonic storm Mahasen made landfall in Patuakhali district in southern Bangladesh and weakened as it advanced and a predicted storm surge was avoided due to low tide. It hit ten…

After making landfall in Bangladesh and moving forward to the northeast away from Myanmar, Tropical Cyclone Mahasen weakened and dissipated on 17 May. Relevant storm tracking sites stopped tracking the weather system once it moved over…

The situation According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has turned into cyclonic storm Mahasen on 12 May 2013. On 15 May 18:00hr, the cyclonic storm has moved over west…

May 17, 2013 by Jim Stipe Initial reports of damage from Tropical Storm Mahasen indicate that destruction is serious, but less severe than expected earlier in the week. The tropical storm, downgraded from a cyclone as it…

Tropical Cyclone Mahasen, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, made landfall in Bangladesh on the morning of 16 May (local time), bringing strong winds and heavy rains to Chittagong and surrounding districts. On its…

The situation According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has turned into cyclonic storm Mahasen on 12 May 2013. As of 18:00hr on 15 May, the cyclonic storm, over west…

DHAKA/YANGON (May 15, 2013) — As Tropical Cyclone Mahasen moves across the Bay of Bengal towards Bangladesh and Myanmar, the humanitarian organization CARE is preparing to provide emergency assistance to affected communities in both countries. The…

For some days now, the authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar have been on red alert due to the approaching cyclone ‘Mahasen’. Millions of people living on the Bengal coast could be severely affected in the next…

As Tropical Cyclone Mahasen travels north-east through the Bay of Bengal, humanitarian agency World Vision is prepared to mount a relief response across vulnerable areas in Bangladesh, Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka. The cyclone’s current path…