Rapports

DHAKA, 12 September 2007 (IRIN) - Less than a month after above average monsoon rains battered the country, a second wave of flooding is again badly affecting parts of Bangladesh. Government officials said the overall death toll from flooding since…

Flood, Rainfall and River Situation; Summary of Water Levels; Flood Forecast (24 & 48 Hrs); Weather Forecast, Agromet Bulletin and District Wise Flood Situation Current Situation: Monsoon became mostly active over the Brahmaputra basin. The mighty Brahmaputra-Jamuna recorded slight rise at…

Flood may not be that severe - Experts(1) say the current flooding will not be that severe as apprehending. - In the meantime, the situation started improving in the Northern Bangladesh and Assam, India. - Monsoon activity in these regions…

Affected population 10.6 million Affected families 2.2 million Newly affected districts 16 Deaths: As of September 10 838 20 – Diarrhea 729 – drowned 70 – snake bites 19 – RTI Number of reported cases illnesses/injuries: Source: Flood Control Room of DGHS (Directorate General of Health Services) as of 10 September 123,317…

Present Situation: Sirajgonj distgrict is one of the disaster prone areas in Bangladesh. In the running year the flood hits in the mid July 2007 and suddenly inundated major parts of all the 9 Upazila's in the district. When…

DHAKA, Sept 10, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The World Bank will provide 75 million U.S. dollars in flood assistance responding to Bangladeshi caretaker government's call to the international donor agencies. World Bank Country Director Xian Zhu told a press conference…

By Biswajyoti Das GUWAHATI, India, Sept 10 (Reuters) - About 2.5 million people have been made homeless in India's northeast state of Assam after a second wave of flooding caused by heavy rains over the past three days, an official…

Dhaka, Monday, 10 September 2007: The Australian High Commissioner in Dhaka Mr. Douglas Foskett handed over 38,550 tonnes of wheat worth $A 14 million (Taka. 78.2 Crore) to the Government of Bangladesh to support its food based programs for…

DHAKA, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Australia has donated over 38,550 tonnes of wheat worth $11.57 million to Bangladesh to feed poor people, the Australian embassy in Dhaka said. "The donation was received by Bangladesh government officials at Chittagong port on…

DHAKA, Sept 10, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The death toll in Bangladeshi flood rose to 840 Monday morning, while the situation in the country's northeastern and northwestern parts deteriorated further with the major rivers continuing to swell amid…