Rapports

DHAKA, Aug 12, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Fifteen more people died from the current flooding in Bangladesh raising the casualty figure to 268 till Sunday, Food and Disaster Management Ministry officials said. With the floodwater receding from 38 of the…

DHAKA, August 12, 2007: WFP and UNICEF continue to jointly dispatch food aid and emergency assistance to some of the worst affected districts of Bangladesh. In an immediate response to the floods, the two UN organizations distributed food to flood…

Staff members of CARE Bangladesh have donated their one-day salary for the flood-hit marginalized poor families living in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra, Jamalpur, Sirajganj, Tangail, Sunamganj, Netrakona and Kishoreganj districts. Around 870 CARE Bangladesh staff working in different parts of the country…

The IDB President, Ahmad Mohamed Ali, indicated that the IDB is providing US$ 1,780,000 following the floods that have afflicted nearly half of the land area of Bangladesh, displaced a large number of persons and destroyed several academic facilities…

Disease outbreak situation According to control room of DGHS in last 2 weeks, a total of 34,989 cases from diarrhea while 320 died from drowning, 21 from snakebite, 7 from ARI and 5 from Diarrhea. DGHS control room recorded a…

Each week, the World Health Organization Health Action in Crises in Geneva produces information highlights on the health aspects of selected humanitarian crises. Drawing on the various WHO programmes, contributions cover activities from field and country offices and the support…

DETAILS OF ASSISTANCE BEING PROVIDED ADRA International (August 10) ADRA is responding to the flooding in Bangladesh, China, India, and Nepal. It expects to expand its response in the coming days. AmeriCares (August 10) AmeriCares is a non-profit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization that…

PATNA, India, Aug 11 (Reuters) - At least 30 people were injured in the flood-hit eastern Indian state of Bihar when they clashed with police demanding food and clothes, witnesses and officials said on Saturday. Hundreds of thousands of people…

Current Situation: Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay. The Brahmaputra-Jamuna receded further significantly at all points and is flowing 25 cm above danger level at Aricha. The Meghna at Bhairab Bazar continued falling. All…

Highlights of Current Situation: - The Brahmaputra-Jamuna receded further significantly at all points but flowing above danger level at Aricha. The Jamuna at Aricha is likely to flow below danger lavel by next 2 days. The improvement in the flood…