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Ref: OCHA/GVA - 98/0277 BANGLADESH - FLOODS OCHA SITUATION REPORT NO. 7 1 SEPTEMBER 1998 UN Secretary General urges international community to respond generously to the Appeal for International Assistance issued by the Government of Bangladesh 1. At a meeting convened by…
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Mobile Aid Provided to Flood Victims in Bangladesh: In response to the worst flooding to face Bangladesh in ten years, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières has five mobile teams using boats to patrol affected areas in the centrally located…
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The following statement was issued by the Spokesman for Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Saturday, 29 August: The Secretary-General is deeply distressed over the widespread devastation caused by flooding in Bangladesh, where two thirds of the country now lie under water.…
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Since early July Bangladesh has been in the grip of the worst floods in ten years. Two thirds of the country is under water. 'The initial loss of life was small with 700 dead (compared to 5,000 in the 1988…
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Appeal no. 23/98 situation report no. 2 period covered: 10 - 24 August 31 August 1998 Bangladesh's worst floods since 1954 are now affecting 30 million people and still spreading, forcing the government to appeal for international aid. The BDRCS/Federation relief…
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Millions of Bangladeshis face food shortages and disease during the country's worst floods in a decade, which have killed at least 400 people, health officials and relief workers said on Friday. "Desperation is growing everyday and it may be not…
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The flood situation in Bangladesh is becoming catastrophic, according to organisations involved in the nationwide relief effort. Christian Aid has made grants totalling almost =A3120, 000, and a further =A3500,000 is being sought for further rehabilitation and reconstruction work. With two-thirds…
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The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has responded with life- saving assistance for children in flood-stricken Bangladesh. UNICEF said on Friday that it was distributing supplies of Oral Rehydration Salts (ORS) and water purification tablets in response to the appeals from…
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Disaster Ministry officials in Bangladesh say up to 30 million Bangladeshis are homeless and 434 dead in the disastrous floods throughout the country. Water levels have continued to rise with new rains further swelling three dangerously high main rivers surrounding the…
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Millions of Bangladeshis face severe food shortages and deadly diseases amid floods that have already killed more than 400 people and inundated two thirds of the country, health officials and relief workers said on Friday. "It's a curse from Allah.…
