According to disaster management authorities, over 1 million people across 13 districts have been affected by flooding in Bangladesh since late June. Flooding hit several northern districts of the country…
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) in Bangladesh reports that rivers are above danger levels in 14 locations across the country, as of 30 June 2020. Seven locations are…
On May 18, a massive tropical cyclone with sustained winds of nearly 150 miles per hour was barrelling across the Bay of Bengal towards the low-lying coasts of East India…
The Atlantic and Caribbean hurricane season has just begun, with the world worried about the prospect of providing humanitarian relief in the context of a pandemic and lockdowns. But Bangladesh…
Storm surge and torrential rain brought by Cyclone Amphan caused flooding in parts of West Bengal in India and Bangladesh. Amphan made landfall in eastern India on 20 May, with…
LONDON, April 23 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Asia faces surging threats from coastal and river flooding as climate change brings more intense rainfall and rising seas – but investing now…
A scientific study has provided reliable regional estimates of land subsidence and water-level rise in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta. Depending on the region of the delta, water-level rise could reach 85…
At least 24 people have died and more than 2 million displaced after Tropical Cyclone ‘Bulbul’ hit coastal areas of Bangladesh and the states of West Bengal and Odisha in…
DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladesh will seek to improve the way it communicates flood warnings to local people in regions at risk of rising waters, a minister said on…
DHAKA, July 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Parvin Begum, who saw her home on a secluded island in northern Bangladesh steadily devoured by floods this month, feels lucky. She received…
According to the latest estimates from Bangladesh’s National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC), over 70 people have died and 5 million have been affected across 21 districts by the monsoon…
Over 250 people have died in South Asia over the last few days after torrential monsoon rains caused flooding and landslides India, Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh. India In India the…
Torrential monsoon rainfall in north east India has caused flooding in several states, affecting over 4 million people, leaving thousands displaced and dozens dead. Meanwhile the death toll has climbed…
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre ( FFWC) in Bangladesh is reporting that rivers in at least 9 locations are at or above danger level, and 2 rivers in the…
Heavy monsoon rainfall in south-eastern Bangladesh has caused landslides and flooding in refugee settlements in Cox’s Bazar (Chittagong Division) where more than 900,000 Rohingya refugees live. According to the Office…
How our floating homes will help people in flood-prone countries, by Nandan Mukherjee, University of Dundee for Conversation. Around 40% of the global population live in coastal areas less than…
