Bangladesh: Floods - Oct 2005 Updates

In Brief Appeal No. 05AA046; Appeal target: 3,187,767 (USD 2,515,388 or EUR 1,126,951); Appeal coverage: 99.8%. (click here to go directly to the attached Annual Financial Report). This Annual Report...

This appeal seeks CHF 5,413,3331 to fund programmes and activities to be implemented in 2006 and 2007. These programmes are aligned with the International Federation's Global Agenda, which sets out...

A floating hospital to serve communities isolated by annual monsoon flooding of Bangladesh's Brahmaputra River is under construction. The Emirates Airline Foundation signed a contract with...

Summary Observation on Rapid Emergency Needs Assessment Exercise to three severely flood affected northern districts of Bangladesh Background While the Bangladesh monsoon was on the wane, late...

Note: After the release of theoriginal (November) versioin of this report, a DER meeting was held on 16 November to discuss follow-up issues. A consensus view emerged that future RENA reports should...

SEA/PR/1410 Bangkok/New Delhi, 21 November, 2005: WHO SEARO is working closely with its Member Countries to develop concrete plans to strengthen emergency preparedness and response in the health...

Dozens of villages were inundated when rain pushed the rivers of northwestern Bangladesh over their banks in early October 2005. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s...

By Anis Ahmed SARKARPARA, Bangladesh, Oct 17 (Reuters) - "Only the brave would live in these ruins," said village council chief Abdur Rahman Bakul as he surveyed mud houses wrecked by the torrential...

WARNING MESSAGE The prevailing rain-fed flood situation in the north & north-western districts is likely to improve further. RAINFALL Almost nil rainfall has been recorded all over the country during...

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WARNING MESSAGE The prevailing rain-fed flood situation in the north & north-western districts is likely to improve further. RAINFALL Almost nil rainfall has been recorded all over the country during...

WARNING MESSAGE The prevailing rain-fed flood situation in the north & north-western districts is likely to improve further. RAINFALL Almost nil rainfall has been recorded all over the country during...

The Federation's mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity. It is the world's largest humanitarian organization and its millions of volunteers are...

Dhaka (dpa) - Rescue workers on Friday were searching for victims of a boating accident in northern Bangladesh, as the death toll from flooding triggered by heavy rains rose to 19, officials said. At...

BOGRA, Bangladesh, Oct 7 (Reuters) - At least 12 people have died, up to 50,000 have fled their homes and about 1.5 million are marooned following heavy rains that flooded several districts in...

Summary of the present situation: The monsoon flood in Bangladesh has not been alarming and remains within the local coping capacity. The Government and relief agencies continue to monitor the...