Rapports

(New York: 14 June 2007): United Nations agencies are providing support to the Government of Bangladesh in the wake of a series of landslides triggered by torrential rains in Chittagong District. On 12 June, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and…

General Situation: Weather, Damage and Casualty Report Current Situation: Monsoon is fairly active over Bangladesh and moderate elsewhere over North Bay. Overall rainfall has reduced from heavy to moderate status. Flash flood water reduced in some districts, however, there are still…

Introduction On the morning of 11 June 2007, a series of devastating landslides and flash flood occurred triggered by torrential rain in different areas of the hilly Chittagong district. Continuous heavy rainfall created flash floods in different…

Geneva, 14 June 2007 - On 11 June 2007, a series of landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains swept through areas of Chittagong, burying people under mud and debris. A joint UNICEF-WFP assessment reports eight to nine feet high…

Battling waist-high flood waters, ActionAid is delivering emergency relief supplies in Chittagong, Bangladesh's second largest city, which has been hit by the heaviest monsoon rains in nearly a decade. Relief packages for 2550 families - including dry food, candles and matches…

SNAPSHOTS ON LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS - Landslides death toll rose to 118 as rescuers pulled 3 more bodies from rubble today - Many more bodies are fear trapped under tonnes of mud - Two women were buried alive in a separate landslide…

Chittagong Landslides, Bangladesh and Myanmar Flooding - June 2007 OCHA Situation Report No. 1 13 June 2007 This situation report is based on information received from WFP, UNICEF, UNHCR, WHO, the UNDP Resident Coordinator's Offices in Dhaka and Myanmar, and media…

RAINFALL AND RIVER SITUATION SUMMARY AS ON JUNE 13, 2007. Introduction: Monsoon remains active over the Southern part of the country. The Prevailing flash flood situation in the North-Eastern part of the country is likely to start improving as monsoon activity…

SNAPSHOTS ON LANDSLIDES AND FLOODS - Landslides death toll rose to 118 as rescuers pulled 3 more bodies from rubble today - Many more bodies are fear trapped under tonnes of mud - Two women were buried alive in a separate landslide…

DHAKA, Jun 12, 2007 (Xinhua via COMTEX) --Death toll in the mudslide triggered by unprecedented rain falls in Bangladesh's second largest southeastern port city Chittagong rose to 84 with more bodies found earlier Tuesday. The authorities fear the toll might…