Bangladesh
Kuala Lumpur, 10 December 2007 - Cyclone Sidr which hit southern and south-western coastal areas of Bangladesh's on 15 November 2007 claiming 3268 lives, 40,000 injured and 8.5 million people affected. In response to this disaster, a Rapid Assessment Team of…
Bangladesh
Appeal target (current): CHF 24,483,160 (USD 22.2 million or EUR 15 million) in cash, kind, or services to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society to assist 243,000 families (1,215,000 beneficiaries) over two years from the date. This appeal was…
Bangladesh
Summary of Cyclone Sidr Response Updated official report from MoFDM illustrates that the number of death caused by tropical cyclone 'SIDR' has risen to 3,347 affecting 8.9 million people of 2 million families. These casualties and damages of houses, livestock,…
Bangladesh
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated December 5, 2007. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - Between December 4 and 5, USAID/Bangladesh's Food Security…
Bangladesh
Summary of Cyclone Sidr Response Updated official report from MoFDM illustrates that the number of death caused by tropical cyclone 'SIDR' has risen to 3,328 affecting 8.7 million people of 2 million families. These casualties and damages of houses,…
Bangladesh
Latest Update The Cyclone Sidr has left its mark on the landscape in the countryside. The land is bare in affected areas, trees and plants have a scorched look. Cattle are mostly gone - an unusual sight for rural Bangladesh.…
Bangladesh
Summary of Cyclone Sidr Response Updated official report from MoFDM illustrates that the number of death caused by tropical cyclone 'SIDR' has risen to 3324 affecting 8.7 million people of 2 million families. These casualties and damages of houses,…
Bangladesh
This situation report is based on information received from the Bangladesh Disaster Management Information Centre, the UN Resident Coordinator's Office Bangladesh, the Disaster Emergency Response Group (DER), UN Agencies and OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP). I. Situation…
Bangladesh
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: The last fact sheet was dated December 3, 2007. KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On December 4, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART)…
Bangladesh
Mondhob Candra Sikdrs and her family are among millions who survived Cyclone Sidr but are struggling to get back on track - CAFOD's partners are helping but the relief effort needs more funding More than 3,000 people were killed when Sidr…
