Ongoing Projects

• European Commission for Humanitarian Aid (ECHO) has contributed 350,000 Euros for 3 months programme in Bagerhat and Patuakhali
• 8,500 families wil receive
• emergency shelter material
  
• 30kg rice
• 5kg lentils
• 2kg salt
• 2 litres cooking oil
• 3,200 families will receive family kit
  
• clothes for men and women
• 1 blanket
• Cooking pots and utensils
• Soap
• Sanitary items
• Volunteers from IR's community based disaster preparedness programme have been actively on the ground to help people on relief effort.
• IR has been in Bangladesh since floodwaters hit the country and now they are helping cyclone victims who are in dire needs for food, clean water and medicine
  

Completed Projects

Essential Aid

• IR has distributed emergency relief packages to 2,773 families in Bagerhat and Patuakhali.
• Each family in Bagerhat received
  
• plastic sheets
• 5kg pre cooked rice,
• 1 kg molasses
• 1 kg salt
• 1 box matches
• 6 candles
• 1,200 families in Patuakhali received
• 5kg rice
• 1 kg lentils
• 5,000 families in Chandpur received ( working in partnership with the UNDP)
• 5kg pre cooked rice
• 1kg molasses

Medical Service

• 2 medical teams from IR is actively in the field, providing essential medical care to cylcone survivors in Bagerhat and Patuakhali
• Each team is equipped with medicine and medical equipment
• Each team comprises 1 doctor, 2 nurses, 1 paramedic and 1 volunteer
• More than 7000 people have been treated so far
  
• The Arab Medical Union has contributed USD 20,000 for a 3 months programme in Bagerhat and Patuakhali
  

UPDATES: CYCLONE SIDR BANGLADESH

Bangladesh Cyclone Storm SIDR

24 November 2007

Current Humanitarian Situation

Up to two million people have been displaced following the devastating cyclonic storm which hit the coastal belt of Bangladesh over a week ago. Around 2.5 million people need life saving emergency assistance in the next two to three months (OCHA).

The official death toll stands at 3033 and another 1828 remain missing. 677 million people (1.5 million families) lie affected one week on (MoFDM). Houses, crops, government buildings, educational institutions and roads and embankments across 31 districts (208 sub-districts/1727 unions) have been affected. Large numbers of livestock have been killed in the storm.

Delivery of aid is slow due to the immense logistical difficulties and the sheer scale of devastation. Roads to some areas are still impassable as trees and power lines lie uprooted. Survivors are thronging moving vehicles in the belief that aid is being delivered. This is restricting the movement and accessibility on roads and increasing journey times for relief workers.

With crop plantations wiped out, people will not be able to sustain themselves in the coming months. Waterborne diseases are now starting to take root in areas where there is no clean drinking water because people are drinking contaminated surface and river water. The early winter cold and fog is set to further make living conditions miserable.

The most severely affected districts are Barguna, Bagerhat, Patuakhali and Pirozpur.


Islamic Relief’s Actions

Islamic Relief Bangladesh’s emergency response units are in the affected areas of Bagerhat (sub district Morelgonj) and Patuakhali (sub district Galachipa). To date the following distributions have been conducted


Media

All media queries should be directed to:

Ernie Rizah Zainal Abidin(IRM) at ernie@irm.org.my

Tel: 03 8948 6334

Mobile: 0173101368

Fax: 038948 7339

Website: http://www.irm.org.my/

Funding

Islamic Relief Worldwide partners are actively engaged in fundraising activities for this disaster.

Donations

There are 4 ways to donate:

1) POST or WALK IN DONATION

31-7, Jalan SP2/1

Taman Serdang Perdana

43300 Seri Kembangan

Selangor

Malaysia

2) Direct Deposit

Account: Islamic Relief Malaysia Berhad

Maybank Account No: 562142708704

Please post or fax you deposit bank slips to Islamic Relief office at Fax no: 03 8948 7339

3) INTER BANK GIRO

Alliance Bank, Maybank, Bank Islam, CIMB, RHB Bank, Hong Leong Bank, Mobile Money.

All tranfer are advice to be done at the respective ATM Machines only.

4) Credit Card

Visa & Mastercard

Through the website at www.irm.org.my

Any inquiries for online donations please contact Rina at: rina.rhosky@irm.org.my

or call the office at:03 8948 6334.

Bangladesh Emergency Operation.
For cost efficiency, IR is attempting to purchase relief items through local suppliers.

Here are the items needed for this initial phase of the emergency (the list of needs will evolve with time):

· Blankets
· Jerry Cans
· Family winterised tents
· A rub hall (a big tent used as a warehouse)
· Family kitchen set
· Plastic sheeting (tarpaulin)
· Hygiene clothes for ladies

No garments, food or kerosene stoves requested

Overall target of beneficiaries (in families) = 30,000 families