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Dhaka (dpa) - Tens of thousands of people were stranded in southern Bangladesh amid swirling flood waters after a coastal protection dam was overpowered by waves from the Bay of Bengal, local police and rescue workers said Monday. Torrential rains…

Federation News 12/03 Delayed monsoon rains have brought some respite to South Asian communities reeling under an intense heat wave that has claimed more than 1,900 lives across India, 70 in Pakistan and 40 in Bangladesh in the past three weeks. Temperatures…

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By Syed Mohammad Afzal BRAHMANBARIA, Bangladesh, May 9 (Reuters) - Five days after the year's worst storm killed at least 23 people and left around 400 injured in a Bangladeshi village, the survivors on Friday were mostly without food, medicine…

Dhaka (dpa) - The death toll from a tornado in eastern Bangladesh climbed to 25 Tuesday as rescue workers found five more bodies under the debris of flattened homes and fallen trees, local police said. At least 5,000 people were…

DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh stepped up relief efforts on Tuesday after a storm, packing winds of up to 120 km (70 miles) an hour, destroyed a village, killing at least 23 people and injuring hundreds, officials said. Nineteen people were…

Ref. OCHA/GVA - 2003/0061 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 Bangladesh - Tropical storm occurred on 4-5 May 2003 The following information was provided by the UN Resident Coordinator's Office in Dhaka as well as media reports. I. SITUATION AND DAMAGE 1. Early Monday…

Summary of research1 During 1998, Bangladesh experienced floods that were unprecedented in their scope, duration and the damage they caused. Although seasonal flooding is quite normal in Bangladesh, the unusual combination of excessive run-off from Himalayan snowmelts, heavy rainfall and…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) Note: This updates Fact Sheet #2, dated July 23, 2002 Background The Asia and Pacific Region is more prone to natural…

Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) Allocated: CHF 50,000 The Situation From 15 December 2002 to early February 2003, a severe cold spell swept Bangladesh, a country with a tropical monsoon climate where winters are generally mild and short. Single figure…