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Pdf | 269.58 Kb July 26, SITUATION REPORT 2012 Name of Disaster: Flood and landslide triggered from excessive rainfall Locations: Different districts of Bangladesh mostly in Chittagong division Situation Report No.233 (Upgraded at 11.30Pm) Atleast 13 person had died due to heavy rainfall with thunderstorm which triggered flood situation and landslide in different districts of of Chitttagong and Sylhet division of Bangladesh. Event Details: Landslide and lightning kill at least 13 people due to excessive rainfall and thunderstorm at Chittagong City, Shatkania and Moheskhali Upazila. About 6.5 lakh of people inundated and thousands acres of cropland ruined away as different districts were flooded following access rainfall all over the country. The Met office said, heavy to very heavy rainfall may continue for the next two days in places across the country because of an active monsoon. In addition, one or two depression may take place in the Bay of Bengal. According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC), The Brahmaputra- Jamuna, the Gange-Padma and the Meghna river systems are in rising trend which may continue during next 24 hours. In South eastern Hill basin the river Sangu at Dohazari point are flowing above their respective danger levels by 60 cm respectively recorded today at 06.00 AM. July 26, SITUATION REPORT 2012 Damage and disruptions Summery Affected Reported Damage and disruptions Humanitarian Support and Areas preventive measures Chittagong 1 people died and 5 other severely injured person City Corporation city evacuated from a bigger landslide in Akbar shah area Authority announce by of Khulsi, Chittagong City. Hundreds of Houses Mike to leave from demolished by this landslide. Fire service suspect landslide prone hilly more loss of life from th area of Chittagong city. a railway bridge collapsed in Bhatiyari area of Water and Gas line of Chittagong which make Chittagong detached to other most of the city area Parts of the country switched off due to prevent the lines from Ground floor of most of the buildings of the city, leakage and any other including Agrabad, Chawk Bazar, Halishahar, hazard. All air Operations are Chandgaon, Chaktai, Bakalia, Katalganj, Muradpur, suspended indefinitely Bahadderhat, Mehedibagh and Panchlaish, went as the runway gets under knee- to waist-deep water. submerged Seek Army for rescue operation. Announcement by Mike for leaving the landslide-prone area July 26, SITUATION REPORT 2012 Other Two siblings were killed and two others injured as GR Rice 100 MT, GR parts of lightning struck them in Chhodaha union under Cash 200000 to Chittagong Satkania upazila . Banshkhali Upazila, GR One person died in hathazari, when a wall had broke Rice 20 MT, GR Cash upon him due to excess rainfall 100000 to Over one lakh and sixty thousand people of Satkania, Anwara Upazila, GR Lohagara, Banshkhali, Anwara and Chandanaish Rice 2 MT to Banshkhali upazila have been affected by inundation as the Upazila have been ring embankment ruptured due to heavy rainfall. allocated for the affected Thousand acres or cropland ruined away people. Many Fish and poultry farm overflowed by flood Current Stock: GR Rice water. 40 MT, GR Cash BDT There are some report of embankment failure at 200000, House building different parts of Lohagara and Chandanaish Upazila. Grant BDT 500000. Water blockage and inundation of different ward of Chittagong city pause it’s all type of economic activities. Feni The embankment of Mohuri river damaged due to Distribution: 14 MT GR heavy the rainfall of last few days. As a result rice and 50,000 Taka for huge area and people of Dhanikunda, Modhya buying dry food. Dhanikunda and Chithlia of Porshuram upazilla are Current Stock: GR Rice- water logged. Water level is decreasing rapidly and 21 MT, GR Cash- 36000 Water of the river flowing under the danger level. Taka and Household Grant- 36000 Taka. Cox’sbazar At least five people, including a minor, were killed and 20 others injured due to landslide triggered by incessant rainfall in Moheshkhali of the district Monday. Three people were killed as different lightning incidents took place at Sadar upazila, Chokoria upazila and Pekua upazila Around 5 lakh people of district were marooned by flash flood Most of the Shrimp Hatchery and Ghers are Flash away by Tidal surge and flood. Bandarban Around 2,000 families in were marooned forced to take Distribution: 3 MT GR shelter in schools and government buildings Rice and 50000 Taka from Vehicular movement on the Chittagong-Bandarban Zilla Parishad have been highway snapping for the second day. At least 5 people injured by landslide at lama upazila July 26, SITUATION REPORT 2012 distributed. Current Stock: GR Rice - 90 MT, GR Cash - 26000Taka, Household Grant- 200000 Taka and 200000 taka for disaster management from Ministry of Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. Sylhet Thousands of families coming from Goaineghat and GR Rice 20 MT to Jaintapur upazila of district take shelter in Gwanghat, GR Rice 12 Sylhet/tamabil highway as their village had flooded MT to Jointapur and GR by excessive rainfall and flash flood Rice 6 MT to Kanaighat have been allocated to the affected people. Situation is under observation. Current Stock: GR Rice 20 MT, GR Cash BDT 27000 and House building grant BDT 76000. Source: BMD, FFWC, The daily star, Banglanews24.com, www.dainikazadi.org, DMB Reporting by: NIRAPAD Secretariat 19/13 (Ground Floor), Babar Road, Block-B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka .
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