Although the storm that struck southern Bangladesh luckily caused few fatalities, the downpour that accompanied it has provoked serious flooding and greatly worsened the living conditions of thousands of Bangladeshis. For the past week, the teams of Terre des hommes have been working hard to bring them aid.

In Patharghata, the situation is especially worrying. In this region, where 85% of the population lives from fishing and farming, the fields have been flooded and the retention basins used for the sand filters for drinking water have been destroyed or are contaminated.

24 hours after ‘Mahasen’ passed it can been seen that even though the worst has been avoided in the number of victims, the impact of the tropical storm could have long-term effects on the living conditions of the people. In Patharghata, the intervention area of Terre des hommes, the teams immediately got to work.

Last Thursday 16th May, at 9.30 a.m., ‘Mahasen’ swept through Bangladesh, killing ten people according to the first reports, injuring hundreds and causing widespread damage throughout the Gulf of Bengal.

TULÉAR, 19 mai 2013 (IRIN) - Justine Sija, 60 ans, commence sa journée à 4 heures du matin ; elle achète des prises aux pêchers locaux avant d’aller les vendre dans les rues du village de St Augustin, dans la région Atsimo-Andrefana au sud de Madagascar. Le travail est dur, mais l’année dernière, l’accès au microcrédit lui a permis de développer son commerce et de croire en l’avenir.

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:

Appeal will focus on assisting those affected by seasonal floods, drought, chronic food insecurity, population movement and epidemics such as yellow fever, malaria and cholera.

Monsoon 2012 updates :

• Rehabilitation work completed in 17 girls schools in Balochistan with ERF support .

• In Sindh, cluster members completed mainstreaming of 2,8972 (43% girls) children in government primary schools at Jacobabad, Kashmore and Shikarpur .

Education Cluster Response for displacement in KP/FATA :

• Allocation of CERF funds for Education cluster is 150,000 USD .
  These funds will be used to support educational needs of IDP children displaced from Tirah Valley, Khyber agency

• 2.7 millones de hogares inscritos en Más Familias en Acción. • 40 mil muchachos estudiando con “Jóvenes en Acción”. • 17 mil familias retornando a sus regiones con “Familias en su tierra”.

Bogotá, 10 de mayo de 2013.

Luego de año y medio de creado el Departamento para la Prosperidad Social (DPS), entidad que encabeza el Sector de la Inclusión Social y la Reconciliación, se han obtenido importantes resultados que buscan una sociedad más justa y equitativa.

Since floods devastated Pakistan in 2010, affecting some 18 million people, USAID has been supporting the critical work of the Pakistan Floods Shelter Cluster.