2017-08-10
Emergency Obs. Request Information
- Disaster Type: Flood
- Country: Bangladesh
- Occurrence Date (UTC):
- SA activation Date(UTC): 10 August, 2017
- Requester: MOFDM
- Escalation to the International Charter:
- GLIDE Number:
Disaster Situation
Until 20 August 2017, the flood affected over 6.1 million people of 176 Upazilas in 31 districts, with the worst affected areas are Kurigram, Gaibandha, Bogra and Sirajganj. Around 300,000 flood-hit people have taken refuge in around 1,000 shelters across Bangladesh. The flooding has damaged 280 dams, around 2,800 kilometres of roads and 123 bridges and culverts throughout the country.
http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/08/20/death-toll-in-floods-rises-to-117
http://floodlist.com/asia/bangladesh-floods-august-2017