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SUMMARY OF THE EARLY ACTION PROTOCOL The IFRC Disaster Response Emergency Fund (DREF) has allocated CHF 349,920 for the implementation anticipatory actions to reduce and mitigate the impact of Flood in Bangladesh. This Early Action Protocol (EAP)…
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DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today began its second phase of flood response for communities hardest-hit by the August floods. Nearly 47,000 families, or approximately 235,000 people, in Cumilla, Feni, Moulavibazar, Noakhali…
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The August 2024 floods are the worst humanitarian disaster in the history of southeastern Bangladesh. 545 municipalities across 11 districts have been submerged, severely impacting both urban and rural areas. A catastrophic impact Triggered by relentless heavy rainfall…
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Executive Summary Since August 22, 2024, heavy rainfall has led to severe flooding in low-lying districts including Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Sylhet, Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, Khagrachhari, Brahmanbaria, Chattogram, Lakshmipur, and Cox's Bazar. Among these areas, the flooding has significantly…
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6 September 2024: The risk of waterborne disease outbreak is rising as the water and sanitation system across 11 districts in Bangladesh have been submerged or disrupted by recent floods, said Oxfam. Oxfam’s recent needs assessment survey…
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Glide №: FF-2024-000154-BGD Step up in support needed as massive floods cause destruction in Bangladesh 11/09/2024 | Press release Dhaka/Kuala Lumpur/Geneva Since mid-June, 14.6 million people in Bangladesh have been affected by severe floods. Homes, belongings and livelihoods have been…
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Story by Linda Espenshade When Marina Hasda, an Indigenous Mahali woman, goes to get her morning tea at an outdoor teashop near her village office a few miles from Rajshahi, Bangladesh, she knows her tea will come…
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Authors: H. Kit Miyamoto, Ph.D., Rohan Shinde and S. Das Floods in eastern Bangladesh, caused by heavy monsoon rains and the upstream surge of water, have impacted 3 million people since 21 August. Over 60,000 people are…
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By Oritro Karim UNITED NATIONS, Sep 6 2024 (IPS) - Since late August, severe flash floods and monsoons plaguing Bangladesh have affected nearly 6 million people. Bangladeshi officials have declared the floods to be the country’s worst…
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Islamic Relief has begun delivering food aid to disaster affected communities in Bangladesh after heavy flooding displaced 284,888 people in the country, killing 18, and has impacted at least 4.9 million people, causing widespread suffering. Following record…
