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Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 13:01:58 +0200
From: John Hutnyk <John.Hutnyk-AT-urz.uni-heidelberg.de>
Subject: [Fwd: Urgent Appeal from Bangladesh]


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Date: Thu, 06 Aug 1998 16:07:02 +0800
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From: suaram <wkpeng-AT-pc.jaring.my>
Subject: Urgent Appeal from Bangladesh

Dear Friends,

Below is an urgent appeal that was received by SUARAM. We hope that you
will also be able to help out in the Bangladesh tragedy. Please also kindly
forward this appeal to your friends on your email list. 

in solidarity, 

Elizabeth Wong
Coordinator
SUARAM

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URGENT APPEAL
 
Dear comrades and friends,

I am writing to you all describing the current flood situation of
Bangladesh. I am mentioning the situation in details.
A devastating flood has been sweeping over the Bangladesh for the last
eight days and it is still going on claiming 140 lives. Nearly 150 crore
people of 37 districts has been affected by the flood as; more areas were
submerged by the on rush of waters from across the border. Millions of
people of 37 districts in Bangladesh are inundated with the rise of water.

The gushing waters from upstream would aggravate the flood forecasting and
warning center.
 
The overall flood situation deteriorated yesterday with further rise of
water levels in the country's three major rivers. The major river including
the Brahmaputra (Jamuna), Ganges (Padma) and Meghna continued to rise and
flowing above their danger levels at 20 points across the north, north
western, and central parts of the county. According to disaster management
ministry estimates, the number of the affected people stands at 7,502,109
as the flood hit 12119 unions of 174 thanas is 33 districts. Chittagong,
Comilla, Madaripur and Jamalpur are the worst hit districts where the flood
disrupted the lives of millions of people. The overall situation may
deteriorate further in the central part of the country, including the
greater Dhaka districts, experts said.
 
Different types of diseases such as Cholera, Diarrhoea, Dysentery have been
broken out epidemically in the flood-hit districts. Underage children and
old aged people are more victim and dying of these diseases regularly.

Dearth of pure drinking water is prevailing in the districts.
Enough relief food, clothes, pure drinking water and medicine don't reach
the people. In a report we are know that several thousand people already
have passed without relief materials. Their suffering worsened for lack of
safe water and medicine.
 
Govt. and other Non government organization have taken different measures
to help the people but that are not enough. Moreover, women and children
are made more vulnerable. Peasants have become bewildered because all crops
have been damaged. Maximum industries and factories implanted in the
flood-hit area have been closed and workers are now jobless and it is very
difficult for them to take even half of a meal.
 
Our organization already has taken various measures to help the flood
affected people. You know our resources are very constrained. So we appeal
to all to extend helping hand to us.
 
Please donate to the mentioned address.
A/C no-35488
Agrani bank
National Press Club Branch
Dhaka, Bangladesh.
 
Please inform us by e-mail: icis-AT-bangla.net
 

In Solidarity
Abul Hossain
President 
BGWEF










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