Informes

Background On June 13th the districts of Bandarban, Chittagong, Rangamati, Khagrachari and Cox’s Bazaar suffered from possibly the deadliest landslides in their history. The disaster killed an estimated 160 persons, including 115 persons in Rangamati alone. According…

Facts & Figures One of the most natural disasterprone countries in the world The highest population density in the world: 1 237.51 persons/km2 The country hosts a large number of Rohingya refugees* coming from Myanmar Key messages Bangladesh is one of…

June 15, 2017: Renewed mudslides in south-eastern Bangladesh have claimed additional lives and further damage to homes and infrastructure. Collapsing hillsides and heavy flooding are now estimated to have killed over 150 people across five districts.…

By Raqibul Alam, IFRC At least 140 people, most of them women and young children, have been reported dead after landslides triggered by days of severe rain swept down Chittagong Hills, just two weeks after Cyclone Mora…

Overview of Landslides, June 2017 Depression originated at northwest Bay of Bengal and adjacent areas causes extreme rainfall in the coastal regions on June 12, 2017 and triggered massive landslides in three districts of southeast Bangladesh i.e.…

June 14, 2017: Deadly mudslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains yesterday in southeastern Bangladesh are estimated to have so far claimed 135 lives. This disaster occurred just two weeks after Cyclone Mora killed 9 people and…

This Emergency Appeal seeks 1,296,519 Swiss francs to enable the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to support the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to deliver assistance and support to 50,000 people…

Dhaka/Kuala Lumpur, 13 June 2017 – Southeast Bangladesh is reeling from the effects of the monsoon season as days of severe rains have triggered landslides in the Chittagong Hills, reportedly killing more than 40 people and…

BANGLADESH - The United Nations remains concerned about the safety and welfare of victims of Severe Cyclone Storm Mora, two days after it damaged homes and facilities across the southern part of Bangladesh. Cyclone Mora made landfall…

Shelter 9.300 HouseholdsTargeted 2,200 Reached 3 Makeshift settlements 2 Refugee Camps Partners: IOM, ACF, UNHCR, UNICEF, Save the Children • A total 9,300 households with severe shelter damage, and lacking the capacity to self-repair, are targeted for the first phase (4,000 targeted…