Informes

Geneva, July 27, 1998 Dear Colleagues We received a further report this morning from Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh advising that the floods have taken a critical turn with rises in the water levels in all three major river basins.…

Bangladesh put its army on full alert on Friday as devastating floods hit two-thirds of the country, officials said. They said more than 90 people had died and some 10 million were suffering the effects of the flooding, including one…

Catastrophic floods in Bangladesh have spread to the north of the country and people marooned in remote villages are faced with starvation, officials said on Thursday. The monsoon-fed floods have killed at least 84 people across the country, officials from…

OCHAGVA 98/0250 BANGLADESH - FLOODS OCHA Situation Report No. 2 22 July 1998 General Situation 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh informs that according to the information released on 20 July by the Government's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre, the monsoon is active…

Floods set off by heavy rain have killed at least 55 people, left over half a million marooned and driven thousands from their homes, and the situation could deteriorate further, officials said on Tuesday. "We are expecting heavier rain over the…

Bangladesh 2 / 98 Geneva, July 20, 1998 Dear Colleagues - Further information has been provided by ACT members in Bangladesh. Christian Commission for Development in Bangladesh reports that they have been invited to attend an emergency meeting called by ADAB.…

The Disaster Since the first information bulletin of 9 July, new floods, caused by heavy rains and onrush of waters from India, have hit Bangladesh. Over 500,000 people have reportedly been marooned in the districts of Mymensingh, Jamalpur, Sherpur, Hobiganj,…

OCHAGVA 98/0245 General Situation 1. The UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh informs that according to the Government's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre's information released on 15 July, the monsoon over Bangladesh has been active since the beginning of June. 2. The…

Floods sweeping Bangladesh have killed at least 30 people in less than a week and left more than 200,000 stranded in their half-submerged homes, officials said on Friday. Floodwaters also inundated the suburbs of capital Dhaka, forcing many residents to…

The Disaster Cyclone Storm 01B swept across the Chittagong and Cox's Bazar districts last Wednesday morning (20 May) with a reported maximum speed of 150 kph, razing houses and uprooting trees and electric poles in its path. Telecommunication with Cox's…