Informes

Media reports, UN updates as well as information from ACT Bangladesh Members, point to a rapidly deteriorating situation in several parts of the country. About two-thirds (43 out of 64 districts) of this densely populated country…

FAO GLOBAL INFORMATION AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM ON FOOD AND AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW From late June onwards, persistent rains, attributed to the La Niña phenomenon, and consequent flooding have taken a heavy toll on human life and property in several parts of…

Ref: OCHAGVA 98/0276 BANGLADESH - FLOODS OCHA SITUATION REPORT NO. 6 26 AUGUST 1998 Government of Bangladesh appeals for International Assistance 1. At a meeting convened today by the Minister of Finance, the Government of Bangladesh formally launched an appeal for assistance from the…

More Than One-Third of The Country Is Submerged; CARE Responds to Help Thousands Severe flooding in Bangladesh has paralyzed sections of the country blocking millions from access to clinics, markets and clean water. Approximately 17 million people have been…

Officials in Bangladesh say rising water levels on the Ganges river have pushed the death toll in six weeks of floods to nearly 400. The latest deaths came as the army was sent to clear a huge traffic jam on…

In June, Bangladesh had a less than average rainfall whilst the upper catchment area of Surma and Brahmaputra river system in India experienced excessive rainfall. This triggered an on rush of water towards Bangladesh causing tremendous river erosion before…

The Bangladeshi government has been urged to declare the country's worst floods in a decade as a national disaster. Donor agencies also want the government to make a formal global appeal for emergency aid shipments of food, medicine and house…

Hit by the worst flooding in 10 years, Bangladesh appealed to international donors to help it overcome a severe food shortage. More than 450 people have been reported killed in the floods that have submerged vast tracts of this low-lying delta…

Floods which have killed more than 340 people in the past five weeks in Bangladesh have destroyed at least 350,000 tonnes of rice in the field, agriculture officials said on Wednesday. A preliminary assessment showed rice was the crop worst…

Ref: OCHA/GVA - 98/0273 BANGLADESH - FLOODS OCHA Situation Report No. 5 19 August 1998 General Situation 1. The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Dhaka informs that the Minister of Finance hosted a meeting for donor countries' representatives yesterday to give a briefing…