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17 October 2012

Violent storm hits Bangladesh: kills 31 with 1,500 missing

By Maherin Ahmed, IFRC   Late in the night on October 10, violent storms swept in from the Bay of Bengal and lashed the coastal districts of south east Bangladesh. At least 31 people were killed in Noakhali, Bhola and Chitagong, while a further 1,500 fishermen along with 200 fishing boats in the Meghna River, remain missing. The storms...
Families struggle to rebuild homes and livelihoods following floods
4 October 2012

Families struggle to rebuild homes and livelihoods following floods

By Joe Cropp and Maherin Ahmed in Bangladesh Nomita Rani speaks in a broken whisper as she explains how her two bedroom house in northern Bangladesh was washed away wh...
IFRC launches emergency appeal for flood ravaged Bangladesh
9 August 2012

IFRC launches emergency appeal for flood ravaged Bangladesh

By Maherin Ahmed in Bangladesh Flash floods and landslides have claimed more than 130 lives and directly affected up to a million families across Bangladesh. With more...
Red Crescent volunteers save lives and following days of rain and floods
9 July 2012

Red Crescent volunteers save lives following days of rain and floods

By Maherin Ahmed   Days of incessant rain since 25 June 2012 has resulted in a series of devastating flash floods and landslides in southeast Bangladesh. In the Cox’s...
110 dead and thousands more affected by floods and landslides in Bangladesh
29 June 2012

110 dead and thousands more affected by floods and landslides in Bangladesh

By Maherin Ahmed Heavy rains for the past five days have caused floods and catastrophic landslides in south-east Bangladesh, leaving 110 dead and nearly 300,000 people...
Flooding leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh villages
2 September 2011

Flooding leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh villages

Bangladesh has once more been battered by storms and floods, with approximately 1.5 million people affected.
Bangladesh: IFRC launches emergency appeal as floods worsen over 1.5 million people affected
26 August 2011

Bangladesh: IFRC launches emergency appeal as floods worsen over 1.5 million people affected

50-year-old Fazar Ali, is no stranger to the hardships caused by the heavy rains and floods that often engulf his village when the seasonal monsoon sweeps across ...
Bangladesh: Thousands displaced by floods in need of food and shelter
1 August 2011

Bangladesh: Thousands displaced by floods in need of food and shelter

Since mid-July torrential monsoon rains coupled with a depression in the Bay of Bengal has caused devastating flash floods across the Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Red Crescent helps cyclone survivors get back on their feet
25 May 2011

Bangladesh: Helpling cyclone survivors get back on their feet

When Cyclone Aila hit Bangladesh in on 25 May 2009, tidal surges of up to 6.5 metres flooded the fertile agricultural land around the Sathkhira and Khulna districts ...
Mudslides hit south-east Bangladesh
23 June 2010

Mudslides hit south-east Bangladesh

Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains struck Bangladesh’s two south-eastern districts, Cox’s Bazaar and Bandarban, killing over 50 people on Tuesday ...
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