Daniel Gilman

#Floods threaten safe water access, increasing the risk of waterborne diseases. 🙏to @UNCERF, @UNICEFBD reached 110K people in 5 districts of Northern #Bangladesh with: >Water purification tablets & jerry cans >Mobile water treatment plants >Awareness & hygiene messages

#AnticipatoryAction mitigates #floods's impacts. 🙏to timely @UNCERF funding, @WFP_Bangladesh distributed cash grants to 75,700 families in Kurigram, Gaibandha, Jamalpur, Bogura & Sirajganj in 🇧🇩. This enabled them to buy food & other essentials before the crisis worsened.

On 4 July 2024, UN agencies launched #AnticipatoryAction in the Jamuna River Basin of Northern #Bangladesh, with funding of USD 6.2mn, from @UNOCHA & @UNCERF. This will protect the lives & livelihoods of 379K vulnerable people before floodwaters rise. #InvestInHumanity

🚨With impending floods in Kurigram, Sirajganj, Gaibandha, Bogura, and Jamalpur, WFP has activated anticipatory action, providing cash assistance to over 66K affected individuals. #WFPthanks @UNCERF, @ECHO_Asia, KOICA, and WFP HQ Anticipatory Action Trust Fund for their support.

🔴 El Niño's droughts & floods in #TimorLeste disrupt crop production & threaten rural food security🌾. In response, the Govt & @WFP are delivering 720 MT of food to 18,000+ vulnerable people over 3 months. 🔗Full PR: shorturl.at/ihBBV

As of 26 June, floods in #Sylhet 🇧🇩 have affected 3.74 million people, including 1.65 million children. At least 260,000 people have been displaced from their homes. An estimated US$23m has been lost in damage to crops and farmland. More: tinyurl.com/ympc9zwj

Monsoon Contingency Plan-2024. The CP prioritizes the provinces most susceptible to severe flash and/or riverine flooding: Balochistan, KP, Punjab & Sindh. This is based on the 2022 floods, which affected almost one-third of the country. Read more: bit.ly/3L8c3sg #unocha

Heavy rains and floods have affected almost 2.5 million people and damaging water sources and farm land in NW #Bangladesh. @IFRC_DREF has released one million CHF to help scale up @BDRCS1 relief and recovery assistance. #floods #sylhet

As the temperatures rose in southern Pakistan, so did the body count. The Edhi ambulance service says it usually takes around 30 to 40 people to the Karachi city morgue daily. But over the last six days, it has collected some 568 bodies - 141 of them on Tuesday alone. It is too early to say exactly what the cause of death was in every case. However, the rising numbers of dead came as temperatures in Karachi soared above 40C (104F), with the high humidity making it feel as hot as 49C, reports said. People have been heading to hospitals seeking help.

One month after Cyclone Remal struck Bangladesh, the country is still grappling with the aftermath of one of the most devastating cyclones in recent years. The cyclone affected 4.6 million people in 19 districts, causing extensive damage to homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods. In anticipation of the cyclone, volunteers from the Bangladesh Red Crescent @BDRCS1 were actively engaged in local communities, disseminating awareness messages. Cyclone Remal serves as a stark reminder of the importance of enhancing early warning systems. The IFRC has launched an emergency appeal to support the life-saving response. We urge the international community to stand with Bangladesh during this critical time. bit.ly/45FAera

Prolonged, heavy rainfall in Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of #Mongolia, has caused rivers to swell to dangerously high levels, leading to severe flooding affecting multiple districts, including Bayanzurkh, Bayangol, and Sukhbaatar, where tens of thousands of homes have lost power and sustained varying degrees of damage. @RedCrossmn is spearheading the response efforts, coordinating assessment operations, supporting evacuations and m emergency shelters. The @ifrc is closely monitoring the situation with Mongolian Red Cross to ensure affected communities receive the assistance they urgently need during this challenging time.

A week of continuous rain has inundated 80% of #Sylhet & 90% of #Sunamganj districts in #Bangladesh. The floods are receding but 1.5mn people in 2,643 villages have been badly affected. They urgently need shelter, safe food & drinking water, sanitation & medical services.

The floods in Sylhet are impacting millions of people, affecting shelters and livelihoods. Together with @BDRCS1 we have visited the affected communities in the most remotes areas, and accompanied our volunteers in the distribution of potable water and food.

Devastating reports of heavy rains, flash floods + landslides in #Rohingya camps. Injuries, fatalities, shelters damaged, households displaced. Parents are just trying to keep families safe. This regular onslaught is overwhelming – we need a long-term plan for camp design.

This is why you shouldn’t always focus on the landfall. Incredible storm surge in #Texas HUNDREDS of miles from the center of the storm spinning off the coast of Mexico. #PTC1 #Txwx #stormsurge #Alberto #Hurricaneseason @bclemms

In response to the recent cyclone Remal in Bangladesh and India, the EU is releasing €1.2 million in humanitarian aid. The funding will help the worst-hit communities, notably in southwestern Bangladesh, but also refugees and host communities in Cox’s Bazar. ↓

Massive flood event forecast for Central America over the next 2 weeks!! Certainly possible some locations will receive >4 feet of rain!! Terrain makes it life-threatening with flash flooding. The reason: a common, but unusually strong and persistent, Central American Gyre.