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This report includes: A) Caribbean Hurricane Georges: Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, St. Kitts and Nevis B) Bangladesh C) FR Yugoslavia and region: Kosovo crisis D) Afghanistan E) Central and East Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. From Manuel Aranda…
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At the end of September two thirds of Bangladesh stands under water. Millions of people have seen their homes washed away, their harvests decimated. Wells have been flooded, so families are forced to drink the contaminated flood water. Over 400…
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The devastating floods which are sweeping the country began in early July this year and 52 districts out of a total of 64 with nearly 20 million people (25% of the total population) are affected. The death toll was…
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By Rafiqur Rahman DHAKA, Sept 30 (Reuters) - After months in shelters, refugees from Bangladesh's devastating floods queued for their final food rations on Wednesday and surveyed the prospect of returning to their ravaged homes. Government officials and volunteers from Bangladesh's Red…
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News Release No. 62/98 - 29 September 1998 Nearly half a million impoverished households in rural areas in Bangladesh - many headed by women - will be organized into cooperatives to start their own enterprises under a microfinance project for which…
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Amit Akter has seen more water than most babies. He was born during the worst floods in the recorded history of Bangladesh and only 17 days old Amit and his family had to flee their flooded house as waters…
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Latest Developments Flood levels have now receded, and only six out of 46 rivers were flowing beyond danger level on 21 September. However, the recession of flood water by no means signals the end of the crisis, and it is…
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According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the killer hurricane that has devastated large areas of the Caribbean and is now heading for Florida could be linked to the weather phenomenon known as La Niña - a "cold…
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Federation delegates have been assessing the needs of millions of people in Bangladesh left destitute by the worst floods this century now that the waters are receding. The task ahead seems almost too huge to comprehend. There are already…
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By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Thursday Bangladesh had enough food in stock and in the pipeline to overcome losses caused by the country's worst ever floods. But she cautioned that for geographic and…
