Informes

OUT LOOK The flood situation all over the country is likely to improve further. RAINFALL Light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy fall at one or two places over the country has been recorded during the last 24 hours ending…

More than 60 million people have been affected by the rains that have swamped Bangladesh, India and Nepal in the past few days. More than 1,000 people have died in the worst monsoon for more than a decade. Millions of…

A new hazard is threatening the lives of the six million Bangladeshis already affected by the disaster. As a result of the dirty floodwaters, outbreaks of diarrhoea are escalating and large numbers of people have contracted waterborne diseases and…

DHAKA, Aug 6, 2004 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- More than 3,370 medical teams are working around the clock, and some 777 medical teams have been kept stand-by to combat a possible epidemic as diarrhoea claimed three more lives in…

DHAKA, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Bangladesh has suspended work on development projects to focus on repairing damage from floods that have swept across almost two-thirds of the country and killed more than 670 people, a senior official said on…

AA 04 060 Australia will provide emergency relief assistance to Bangladesh where floods continue to ravage large parts of the country. In response to a request from the Bangladesh Government, Australia will bring forward its annual shipment of 45,000 tonnes of wheat…

On August 6 (Fri), the Government of Japan decided to provide emergency assistance in kind (medicines such as antibiotics, antipyretics and oral rehydration salts for the treatment of diarrhea and other ailments, and daily necessities such as cooking equipment, clothing,…

6 August, 2004--Vatican City-- Caritas Internationalis is expanding its programmes in Bangladesh and raising the amount of its appeal for the flood-racked country to over three million U.S. dollars. While the floodwaters are receding, the effects on the victims are not.…

AmeriCares is responding to the recent flooding in Bangladesh with an airlift of of critically needed medicines to treat respiratory diseases, diarrhea and dehydration. The airlift supplements aid sent this spring in anticipation of the seasonal flooding in the…

Canadian CARE aid worker in Bangladesh available for telephone interviews Bangladesh - CARE is appealing for $1.5 million to provide both immediate and long-term assistance to help the millions of people displaced from the worst monsoon rains in 15 years in…