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CONTEXT • Bangladesh experiences recurrent natural disasters— including cyclones, floods, and monsoon rains— exposing acutely vulnerable populations to annual climatic shocks resulting in crop and infrastructure damage, displacement, and loss of livelihoods, according to the UN. The…

SITUATION OVERVIEW The severe cyclonic storm Remal made landfall near the Mongla and Khepupara coasts in Bangladesh and West Bengal of India around 8:00 pm local time on 26 May 2024. The highest recorded wind speed was…

Highlights • Cyclone Remal made its landfall in Patuakhali district, Bangladesh, on 26 May 2024 with a maximum wind speed of 111 km/h. The storm surge, accompanied by extremely heavy rainfall, caused flooding of 5-8 feet and…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Cyclone Remal made landfall near the Bangladesh-India border, severely impacting the Sundarbans in Satkhira district on 26 May 2024, affecting 4.6 million people. GiHA Working Group initiated the Rapid Gender Analysis on 27 May, refined…

The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), supported by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and others, has a launched an emergency response in the wake of devastation caused by Cyclone Remal.…

Brief Overview The advisories shared from different forecasting agencies* said that a low -pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal on 22nd of May 2024, which later intensified into deep depression and furthermore intensified into Cyclonic…

DHAKA—Starting June 1, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will partially increase food rations for all Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar camps, raising the entitlement from US$10 to US$11 per person per month. This marks the…

DHAKA, 30 May, 2024: More than 270,000 children in Bangladesh have lost their homes or are living in damaged houses after a severe cyclone ripped off roofs, swamped villages and cut power to millions of people,…

This report is produced by the Inter-cluster Coordination Group (ICCG) and Inter Sector Coordination Group (ISCG) and Bashan Char Rohingya Response in collaboration with cluster and sectors coordinators and humanitarian partners, based in Bangladesh. It was…

Description According to the Bangladesh Metrological Department (BMD), cyclone Remal made landfall near the Bangladesh-India border, at the western part of Sundarbans in Shatkhira district. The highest recorded wind speed was 111 km/h at 1:30 am on…