Informes

Cáritas. 17 de noviembre de 2007.- La Cáritas nacionalde BANGLADESH ha activado un plan urgente de emergencia para socorrer a las decenas de miles de damnificados del gigantesco ciclón que asoló este país el pasado jueves. Según los datos facilitados…

Summary of Cyclone Situation Tropical Cyclone SIDR of Category 4 affected large number of population within its track with Hurricane wind strength. All possible steps have been taken by the GoB to face the situation. Several central control rooms were…

Westport, Conn. (November 16, 2007) Save the Children emergency response workers are assisting many of the thousands of families who have fled their homes in Bangladesh following a massive cyclone that struck Thursday. Save the Children was one of few…

By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - A 15-feet (5-metre) high water surge triggered by a cyclone that battered Bangladesh overnight has devastated three coastal towns with a combined population of 700,000, officials said on Friday. The towns of Patuakhali,…

DHAKA, Nov 16, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed has expressed on Friday that he was deeply shocked at the loss of lives and property caused by the severe cyclonic storm that swept over the country…

The European Commission has released €1.5 million in fast-track aid to to help the most vulnerable people affected by Cyclone Sidr which struck Bangladesh yesterday evening. The category 4 cyclone hit coastal regions with winds up to 240km/h causing…

November 16, 2007, Dhaka, Bangladesh Telecommunication networks are down in many areas as teams of emergency field staff with Catholic Relief Services (CRS)/Caritas Bangladesh deploy to cyclone-hit coastal areas of Borisal and Khulna districts for assessments in the next 24…

Over 3.2m people in coastal areas are likely to be affected by the cyclone which hit Bangladesh on Thursday, international aid agency Oxfam warned today. Initial reports say there has been massive devastation of homes, crops and livestock, although the…

Geneva, November 16, 2007--With Bangladesh reeling in the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, CARE emergency teams are determining where their relief equipment and supplies can be most effective. CARE responded immediately after the super cyclone struck Bangladesh's coast by moving equipment…

Geneva, November 16, 2007-- CARE has dispatched emergency teams with equipment and supplies to provide immediate relief after Cyclone Sidr ravaged Bangladesh's coastal cities Thursday. "The area where Sidr hit has not had a major cyclone since the 1970s," says…