Rapports

Six days on from the powerful cyclone that hit coastal districts of Southern Bangladesh last week, triggering a 15-feet (5-metre) high tidal surge and winds of over 200 km per hour, only now is the full devastation becoming apparent.…

Cyclone Sidr hit southern Bangladesh on November 15, 2007, crossing the Khulna and Barisal coasts with high tidal surges and winds of over 210 km/hr. Your help is needed in the wake of this devastating storm. The cyclone caused extensive damage…

This situation report is based on information received from the Bangladesh Disaster Management Information Centre, the UN Resident Coordinator's Office Bangladesh, the Disaster Emergency Response Group (DER), UN Agencies and OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP). I. Situation…

The Disaster Emergency Committee's 13 major aid agencies today (Thursday) launched an appeal to help millions of people left without food and shelter following the Bangladeshcyclone. The DEC Appeal will provide desperately needed relief to people suffering after one of…

DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 22 November 2007 Areas visited 20-21 November: Shoronkhola and Morrelganj in Bagerhat, Khulna Division in South West Bangladesh. "BRAC staff have been working on overdrive since the night of the cyclone, not withstanding the traumatic experience they underwent themselves…

Cyclonic Storm Sidr hit the coast of Bangladesh at 18:30 local time on Thursday, November 15, 2007. The greater Barisal and Khulna districts were hit first and received the brunt of the storm, which had a radius of 500…

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BUREAU FOR DEMOCRACY, CONFLICT, AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE (DCHA) OFFICE OF U.S. FOREIGN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (OFDA) KEY DEVELOPMENTS - On November 20, USAID Administrator Henrietta Fore visited affected areas with Chargé d'Affaires Geeta Pasi, USAID Bangladesh Mission Director…

The areas hit by the devastating cyclone "Sidr" are still in a state of emergency. There is an urgent need of food, water and shelters. SOS Children's Villages will provide building materials for families who have lost their homes. During…

New Zealand is providing emergency funding to help people affected by severe flooding in Oro province in eastern Papua New Guinea, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said today. "An initial contribution of $100,000 will help the PNG Red Cross immediately replenish…

In response to the humanitarian disaster caused by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh, the international aid organisation SOLIDARITES has sent in an emergency team to provide emergency humanitarian aid and meet vital, top-priority needs as they are identified. Cyclone Sidr has…