The United Nations (UN) has announced an additional allocation of $5 million as relief to meet the immediate needs of families caught in the deadly flooding in northeastern Bangladesh.After a coordinated appeal by the UN country team in Bangladesh, Martin Griffiths, under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, made
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7.2m people affected by floods in Bangladesh: UN
Around 7.2 million people have been severely affected following devastating flash floods which began in May with a second wave starting on June 15 in nine northeastern districts of Bangladesh, said a media statement from the UN Resident Coordinator in Bangladesh. The affected districts are - Sylhet, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Kishoreganj,
Robi distributes relief goods in flood-hit areas
Robi has recently distributed emergency relief among flood-affected people in Bishombhopur and Dirai Upazilla under Sunamganj district. Sylhet Runners’ Community has worked as the distribution partner in this initiative. Robi is also working with Sylhet Runners’ Community, Mastul, and Nandonik Foundation to rehabilitate people who have lost their homes to the flood.
LafargeHolcim to support flood-hit families in Chhatak
LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) has distributed of necessary food items among the flood affected families for the third time, a press release said Thursday. The company will cover 1,000 families in this phase. Earlier LHBL distributed necessary food items among 5,000 families in two phases. Md. Abul Kalam Chowdhury, Mayor, Chhatak
Chevron steps in to help flood-hit people of Sylhet
Chevron Bangladesh, the largest producer of natural gas in the country, has extended its support to flood-hit people of three districts of Sylhet division as part of the company's corporate social responsibility, a press release said Thursday. To support the flood-hit people of Habiganj, Sylhet and Sunamganj districts, Chevron Bangladesh recently
Grameenphone, Red Crescent Society unite for relief to flood-hit people
Grameenphone has been facilitating flood-affected communities in partnership with the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) to help fight the ordeal through relief and rehabilitation efforts. Four medical camps have hence been deployed in Netrokona, Sylhet, and Sunamganj, providing medical consultancy and necessary medicines to the flood affected people in the nearby
Sydney floods burden 50,000 around Australia’s largest city
Hundreds of homes have been inundated in and around Australia’s largest city in a flood emergency that was causing trouble for 50,000 people, officials said Tuesday. Emergency response teams made 100 rescues overnight of people trapped in cars on flooded roads or in inundated homes in the Sydney area, State Emergency
2,000km of roads damaged in Sunamganj
At least 2,000km of the road networks in 12 upazilas of Sunamganj district have been badly damaged due to the recent flooding. Most of the roads under the jurisdiction of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) have suffered damage. Walking on the roads has become difficult,
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CIS distributes relief among flood-hit people
Community Initiative Society (CIS) with the support of the Asia Pacific Alliance for Disaster Management (A-PAD) and Karnaphuli Group is providing relief materials to the flood-affected people in Sunamganj, Habiganj, Netrakona, Kurigram districts on Wednesday, a press release said. The CIS is distributing food packs to 1000 families, Oral Rehydration Saline