Rapports

By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Floods in Bangladesh claimed another 20 lives after a rescue boat capsized in a swollen river, raising the flood death toll to 750, police said on Tuesday. The boat capsized on Monday…

By Anamur Rehman DHAKA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - In Bangladesh, where most people hold Islam close to their hearts, deadly floods are posing a tough test of faith. Messages daubed on walls around the capital Dhaka urge weary residents to keep…

The United States is joining the huge aid drive in Bangladesh, to help over 31-million people hit by the country's worst-ever floods. Bangladesh's foreign ministry says U-S military transport planes will be used to make relief air-drops later this week. More than…

By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Weather forecasters in Bangladesh on Monday saw little hope of respite from floods that have swamped 70 percent of the country and forced parents to tie their babies to rooftops. "On some rooftops…

Food, medicine distributed in Dhaka Slum reported by Sanjay Sojwal, Communications Officer, WV Asia Pacific Regional Office Bangkok World Vision's flood relief program is bringing a ration of rice (22 pounds), pulses (2 pounds) and salt (2 pounds) to 4,000 families…

This report includes: A) Bangladesh floods B) China floods C) Democratic People's Republic of Korea D) Indonesia E) Afghanistan F) Sudan G) Central and East Africa: Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi. From Manuel Aranda da Silva, Chief, Technical Support…

In Dhaka, the flood waters, which have covered up to two thirds of the country for the last 50 days have been rising, and now the stinking, stagnant water - full of floating plastic bags - has reached the…

DHAKA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - The situation in Bangladesh, where the death toll from devastating floods rose by 28 to 580 on Friday, is getting worse every day, health officials said. Most of the latest deaths were caused by drowning,…

In Dhaka, the flood waters, which have covered up to two thirds of the country for the last 50 days are still rising, and now the foul-smelling, stagnant water - full of floating plastic bags - has reached the…

By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Sept 4 (Reuters) - With three-quarters of Bangladesh under water after the longest floods in the country's history, one pressing problem is what to do with the dead. More than 600 people have so far died in…