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Islamic Relief statement on Cyclone Mahasen, Bangladesh

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Islamic Relief

On Thursday 16th May 2013, Cyclone Mahasen hit the coastal district of Patuakhali in Bangladesh. Officials had prepared for the storm before its arrival, evacuating nearly a million people, reducing fatalities to just 14.

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Christian Aid releases £100,000 to help communities affected by Cyclone Mahasen

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17 May 2013 - Christian Aid is releasing £100,000 emergency funds to partner organisations in Bangladesh to help them distribute food and provide emergency assistance to vulnerable communities hit by Cyclone Mahasen. Nearly 1.3 million people have been affected, 128,000 homes destroyed and 14 people are dead after heavy rain and cyclone-strength rains hit low-lying coastal regions of Bangladesh on Thursday evening.

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UN OCHA Flash Update 7, Cyclone Mahasen, Bangladesh and Myanmar

After making landfall in Bangladesh and moving forward to the northeast away from Myanmar, Tropical Cyclone Mahasen weakened and dissipated on 17 May. Relevant storm tracking sites stopped tracking the weather system once it moved over northern Bangladesh early on 17 May.

As of midday today, the Government of Bangladesh had reported six deaths, and a limited number of people in flood affected districts were injured. While assessments are ongoing, in light of the potential damage anticipated over the last five days, reported damage to houses has been limited.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

To learn more about OCHA's activities, please visit http://unocha.org/.

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DMIC Situation Report on Cyclonic Storm "MAHASEN" [MAY 17, 2013]

It covers the period from: Thu, 16 May 2013 : 2130 to Thu, 17 May 2013 : 1700

Hazards
1. Cyclone
2. Storm Surge
3. Landslide

Affected Areas: Chittagong, Noakhali, Borguna, Patuakhali, Bhola, Pirozpur, Laxmipur, Satkhira

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Bangladesh: Tropical cyclone Information Bulletin n° 2

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The situation

According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has turned into cyclonic storm Mahasen on 12 May 2013.

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Cyclone Mahasen: how Burma and Bangladesh prepared – in pictures

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Guardian

As cyclone Mahasen headed towards Burma, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India, local authorities and aid agencies such as World Vision helped to minimise the dangers for people in vulnerable, low-lying areas. The Rohinga Muslim community, many living in camps in Burma's Rakhine state, were particularly at risk. Aid workers helped to evacuate 1 million people to shelters during the storm, which weakened without causing major devastation

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Thousands of homes destroyed by tropical storm Mahasen

May 17, 2013 by Jim Stipe

Initial reports of damage from Tropical Storm Mahasen indicate that destruction is serious, but less severe than expected earlier in the week. The tropical storm, downgraded from a cyclone as it approached land, appears to have spared vulnerable communities of internally displaced people in Myanmar. Damage in Bangladesh is substantial, but reported loss of life is lower than in previous storms.

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Bangladesh cleans up after killer cyclone

05/17/2013 18:50 GMT

by Shafiq Alam

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, May 17, 2013 (AFP) - Bangladesh and Myanmar cleaned up on Friday after a killer cyclone wrecked tens of thousands of homes, relieved that the damage was not much worse after the storm weakened as it made landfall.

At least 48 people were either killed by Cyclone Mahasen or while trying to flee its impact, including 31 Muslim Rohingya whose bodies washed up on the shores of Bangladesh after their boat capsized while sailing from Myanmar.

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World Concern Responds after Cyclone Mahasen Hits Bangladesh

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World Concern

May 16, 2013 (Bangladesh) – World Concern is responding with emergency food, and plans for shelter and livelihood assistance, in coastal areas of Bangladesh after towns in the Kalapara municipality were battered by Cyclone Mahasen on Thursday, May 16.

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UN rights expert to assess the situation of violence against women

GENEVA (16 May 2013) – United Nations Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo will visit Bangladesh from 20 to 29 May 2013 to assess the situation of violence against women its causes and consequences in the country. This is first visit to Bangladesh by an independent expert designated by the UN Human Rights Council to monitor and report on violence against women worldwide.

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Cyclone Mahasen: Building site shelters Bangladeshi families

Cyclone Mahasen has begun crossing Bangladesh's southern coast, as people pack into evacuation shelters.

Watch the video report on the BBC.

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UN OCHA Flash Update 6, Cyclone Mahasen, Bangladesh and Myanmar

Tropical Cyclone Mahasen, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, made landfall in Bangladesh on the morning of 16 May (local time), bringing strong winds and heavy rains to Chittagong and surrounding districts. On its current path, it will continue to move northeast from Myanmar and towards the eastern states of India. The current speed at the centre of the storm is around 80 km/h and is expected to reduce its wind speed to 55 km/h as it continues to move inland.

UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs:

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Bangladesh partners respond to cyclone

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Tearfund

Communities in Bangladesh are being helped by Tearfund partners to deal with a cyclone that’s struck the southern coast.

Initial reports say five people have died as cyclone Mahesen battered the capital Chittagong and surrounding areas.

Thousands of Bangladeshis are taking shelter amid fears that high waves and heavy rain will bring extensive flooding and property damage.

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Cyclone Mahasen: a report from Bangladesh

by Khaza Uddin, Save the Children in Bangladesh

Thursday 16 May, 2.30pm BST: Communication and transportation have been disrupted, cutting off several communities in the south of Bangladesh. At least 25 villages in Patuakhali District were flooded yesterday, due to a storm surge that washed away the flood-control dams built to protect the people living near the river.

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Bangladesh: Tropical cyclone Information Bulletin n° 1

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The situation

According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), the depression formed in the Bay of Bengal has turned into cyclonic storm Mahasen on 12 May 2013.

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Bangladesh: Tropical Storm Mahasen

As Tropical Storm Mahasen hits Bangladesh, our emergency team is ready to respond.

Tropical Storm Mahasen is beginning to hit the south coast of Bangladesh, with heavy rain and winds of up to 60 km/h. People are bracing themselves for flash flooding and widespread damage to buildings and farmland.

Our longstanding local partner Caritas Bangladesh has put more than 5,000 trained volunteers on standby, and ensured that stocks of emergency aid will be available as soon as they are needed.

Dr Kate Crowley, our Disaster Risk Reduction Adviser, said:

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Evacuation volunteers fan out in Bangladesh

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IRIN

DHAKA, 16 May 2013 (IRIN) - Some 50,000 volunteers in coastal communities across southern Bangladesh are out and about warning people to move to higher ground ahead of Cyclone Mahasen. Hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated so far.

"We've been working here for the last couple of days," Joydev Dutt, a Red Crescent volunteer from Barguna District, told IRIN. He has spent hours riding around on his bicycle in heavy rain with a megaphone hurled over his shoulder. "People are responding to our warning. Almost all people in this cyclone-prone area have been evacuated."

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Bangladesh cyclone weakens, leaves relief in wake

A million people were evacuated and 11 have died, but fears of devastating damage eased when the storm weakened as it moved over land. Myanmar was largely spared the brunt of the storm.

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