Period covered by this Final Report: 27 July 2011 to 30 June 2012
Appeal target (current): CHF 884,396
Appeal coverage: Based on the initial appeal of CHF 1,267,094, the appeal remained at 68 per cent of covered in cash and kind. With the revised funds amounting to CHF 884,396, the total appeal coverage as of 21 June 2012 is 97 per cent.
Appeal history:
• The balance of funds from this emergency appeal, amounting to CHF 137, will be transferred to the Bangladesh long-term planning framework (LTPF) 2012-2015 (MAABD001).
• This Emergency Appeal was initially launched on 26 August 2011 for CHF 1,267,094 for eight months to assist 10,000 beneficiaries.
• The emergency appeal budget has been revised to CHF 884,396 based on the activities planned which had been reflected in third update. Additionally, a two-month extension until 30 June 2012 is sought to complete activities under the early recovery component.
• CHF 262,770 was allocated from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) to support this operation in Cox’s Bazar district on 27 July 2011.
Summary:
Following the flash floods during the third week of July 2011 in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh has been experiencing torrential rains coupled with monsoon depression in the Bay of Bengal. According to sources from the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS) district unit and local administration, the coastal and hilly areas of the Brahmaputra and Ganges basin districts were the worst affected with approximately 400,000 people taking refuge in temporary shelters or safer places. In mid-August, excessive downpour in many of the low-lying areas, as in the districts of Satkhira and Jessore, had led to displacement of over 50,000 families, who took shelter on the road side and raised ground.
