India – 18 Dead as Floods and Landslides in North East Affect Thousands
A week of heavy rain in north eastern areas of India has resulted in floods and deadly landslides in 3 states in the region. As many as 18 people have…
Bangladesh
India Fears Bangladesh Dam Project Will Cause Flooding
DHAKA, Jan 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Bangladesh’s plan to build a dam on the Ganges River to ease water shortages in its southwest coastal region hangs in the balance…
Nations Most at Risk of Climate Change Urge Lower Warming Cap
Reporting by Megan Rowling PARIS, Nov 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Leaders from a group of 43 countries most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change called on the first…
Myanmar – 19 Dead After Floods in Sagaing, Kachin, Mandalay and Shan
Heavy rain has continued to fall in Myanmar, causing severe flooding in at least 4 states or regions. According to latest media and official reports, at least 19 people have…
Bangladesh Floods – Heavy Rain Threatens Further Flooding as UN Distributes Food to 150,000
According to a report issued earlier today, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has provided emergency food assistance to more than 150,000 people in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh after…
Record River Levels in Bangladesh – Floods Leave Over 20 People Dead
Relentless heavy rainfall in Bangladesh has caused deadly floods and landslides in the south-eastern districts of Cox’s Bazar and neighbouring Bandarban. According to Reuters, a local police official confirmed that…
Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 – Netherlands and Bangladesh Joint Plan for Flood Protection
The Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100, a joint venture between the Netherlands, Bangladesh and the World Bank, was announced yesterday. The plan will focus on developing sustainable flood protection in Bangladesh.…
Bangladesh – Embankment Collapse on Kholpetua River Floods 16 Villages
An embankment on the Kholpetua River has in south-west Bangladesh, leaving 16 villages under water and 2,000 families marooned. The collapsed occurred during the evening of Sunday 22 March 2015,…
Bangladesh to Expand SERVIR Satellite Flood Warning System
Bangladesh officials have announced plans to expand a satellite-based flood forecasting and warning. Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) have used the Jason-2 based flood…
Bangladesh Floods Increase Food Prices and Malnutrition
A new study by the World Food Programme has found that one people affected by floods struggle with price peaks on food for up to eight months after the shocks.…
South Asia Floods – Red Cross Steps Up Relief Efforts
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) steps up relief efforts as floods affect millions across South Asia New Delhi, September 9th, 2014. In recent days and…
Bangladesh Floods Test Disaster Response Improvements
DHAKA, 2 September 2014 (IRIN) – Floods triggered by two weeks of intense rain have affected two million people in northern Bangladesh and left up to half a million homeless.…
Floods in 20 Bangladesh Districts After Rivers Overflow
Heavy monsoon rainfall in Bangladesh and river catchment areas have pushed levels of several of the country’s major rivers. In some areas the Jamuna river is 65 cm above danger…
30 Villages Under Water in Bhola, Bangladesh
As many as 30 villages in the Bhola District in the Division of Barisal, Bangladesh have been inundated after flood water from the overflowing Meghna River swept over broken dykes.…
New-Concept Flood Insurance Could Help Bangladesh’s Poor
DHAKA, 11 April 2014 (IRIN) – A new insurance scheme in which pre-determined flood thresholds trigger speedy compensation offers hope for poor people in flood-prone Bangladesh, experts say. “Floods adversely…
