Rethink disasters
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What happened in Bangladesh?
Heavy rainfall caused severe flooding across eastern Bangladesh.
More than 5.8 million people were affected, with more than 500,000 people forced to flee their homes.
The floods were some of the worst to hit the area in three decades. People’s homes, belongings and livelihoods had been washed away.
People who returned home were living in damaged buildings or inadequate makeshift shelters.
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Flooding damage after Cyclone Remal in Bangladesh.
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How did ShelterBox respond?
ShelterBox worked with our local partner, Uttaran, to support people as they began to recover and rebuild after the floods.
Houses in this part of Bangladesh are built on mud plinths to raise them above the level of floodwaters. We supported people to reinforce these plinths by building a brick wall around the perimeter of their homes to act as a barrier to future flood water.
For homes that were severely damaged, we supported people to rebuild solid structures on top of the plinths using bamboo and corrugated iron sheeting.
We also supported people with a small amount of cash. This means people could buy items to help them reconstruct their shelters, such as bamboo and wood, as well as other essentials to meet their basic needs.
All shelters have now been constructed. 100% of participants reported that the shelter provided sufficient dignity, and 100% reported that the shelter provided sufficient protection from the elements.
Photo taken during our response to Cyclone Remal. Image by Uttaran.
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Has ShelterBox responded in Bangladesh before?
ShelterBox has supported people in Bangladesh after Cyclone Remal earlier in 2024, as well as flooding in 2017 and 2019. In 2007 we responded to Cyclone Sidr.
We also responded to the Rohingya crisis in 2017 with International Organization for Migration (IOM). Around 688,000 Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in 2017 to escape violence and persecution.
As extreme weather gets worse, disasters like the flooding are becoming more common in places like Bangladesh. The need for emergency shelter is greater than ever.
Our response to Cyclone Remal
Aid materials to help people repair and build new shelters waiting to be collected
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Our aid items in Bangladesh
Essential housing items like bricks, cement, sand, sheet roofing and timber. This will enable people to re-build there homes, and look towards the future.
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