Bangladesh
Storm, 05 Jun 2024
| Allocation | $7,415,323 |
|---|---|
| Emergency type | Storm |
| Window | Rapid Response |
| Recipient UN Agencies | FAO, UNFPA, UNICEF, WFP |
| Group of people targeted | Other affected persons |
| Number of people targeted | 300,000 |
| Status | Under Implementation |
| Allocation code | 24-RR-BGD-63521 |
| Title | Bangladesh RR Application Feb 2024 (Tropical Cyclone Remal) |
Overview of the humanitarian situation
On Sunday 26 May, Tropical Cyclone Remal made landfall near the Bangladesh-India border, in the western part of the Sundarbans in Shatkhira district. The highest recorded wind speed was 120 km/h shortly after midnight. The storm surge, accompanied by extremely heavy rainfall, caused flooding of 5-8 feet in the coastal districts. According to Government reports, well over 800,000 people were evacuated to over 9,000 evacuation shelters across 19 districts. As of 30 May, 4.6 million people were affected; at least 16 people died, over 170,000 houses were damaged or destroyed, and an estimated 17 million people remained without power. As the first cyclonic storm of the 2024 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Tropical Cyclone Remal is reportedly the most devastating cyclone to affect Bangladesh in recent years.
CERF-funded assistance
In response, the ERC on 30 May allocated $7.5 million to provide critical humanitarian assistance to affected people. This allocation builds on the extensive work already done over the past months under the anticipatory action framework and would allow humanitarian partners to immediately launch critical relief efforts to support affected people with cash, WASH, health, protection and food security activities. This allocation targets about 300,000 people with life saving assistance, of whom 80,320 are women, 140,860 are children, 78,820 are men, and 8,400 are persons with disabilities.
Projects included in this allocation
| Organization | Project title | Code | Amount in US$ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAO | Protecting Livelihoods Assets Through Provision of Humanitarian Assistance in Cyclone Affected Coastal Areas. | 24-RR-FAO-002 | US$783,743 | Read more |
| UNFPA | Integrated GBV-SRH response to mitigate cyclone induced risks on women, girls, and third gender including pregnant women and persons with disability | 24-RR-FPA-002 | US$431,780 | Read more |
| WFP | Humanitarian Assistance to Mitigate Food Insecurity for Cyclone Affected Vulnerable Households | 24-RR-WFP-004 | US$3,900,000 | Read more |
| UNICEF | Provision of integrated multi-sectoral high-impact interventions in WASH, Education, Multi-Purpose Cash, and Common Service for Communication and Community Engagement (CCE) for vulnerable women and children in 5 Districts of Bangladesh | 24-RR-CEF-006 | US$2,299,800 | Read more |