Emergencies
 Zarina Begum, a Bangladeshi storm survivor, sits by her storm-ravaged home with her baby at Raenda village on the bank of the river Baleshar, 430 km southwest of the capital Dhaka, November 22, 2007. (Copyright: REUTERS/Rafiqur Rahman, Save the Children Australia)

Bangladesh Cyclone

We need your help - please donate now:

  • Donate online
  • Download a donation form [Adobe PDF, 63 Kb] and post it or fax it to us, or
  • Call our toll free number 1800 76 00 11 and donate over the phone. 

 

To date, Save the Children has provided emergency relief to more 130,000 families affected by cyclone Sidr, which struck the southern coast of Bangladesh on November 15, 2007. We are working in eight districts of Barisal and Khulna divisions along the southern coast of Bangladesh. We have opened 42 child friendly spaces benefiting 4,500 children and is conducting health activities in partnership with local NGOs, community volunteers and the government health department.

It is reported that the cyclone has affected 8.9 million people in 31 districts, with 3,347 people killed, 55,282 injured and 871 unaccounted for. The Government of Bangladesh estimates that 1,522,077 houses were damaged, while the UN estimates that 4,231 educational institutions were totally damaged and 12,723 partially damaged.

To date, Save the Children has provided emergency relief to more than 130,000 families and distributed: 

  • Food rations (rice, pulses, salt and cooking oil) to more than 175,000 households
  • Household items to more than 20,000 families
  • 2.6 million packets of high energy biscuits
  • Blankets to more than 10,000 households 
  • More than 8.5 million litres of fresh water from water purification plants
  • Halo tabs for water purification to more than 11,000 families
  • Shelter kits to more than 2,500  households.

Save the Children staff in Barguna district report that a large number of people from remote villages where aid has not reached are gathering near the main highway to ask for relief. They report entire villages being washed away with residents scattered by the floods and large numbers of people injured and missing. This indicates that there are a large number of people still in need of assistance.

 

Bangladesh Cyclone Emergency Appeal - donate now:

  • Download a donation form [Adobe PDF, 63 Kb] and post it or fax it to us, or
  • Call our toll free number 1800 76 00 11 and donate over the phone.

 

Relevant Links

Link Arrow. Arrow (Copyright: International Save the Children Alliance)Media centre - Save the Children Australia: contact Sharyn Hanly:  +61 3 9938 2011 or Mob: +61 (0)437 355 096