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Bangladesh:Flood:2011/07/25

Duration	2011/07/25	Heavy flooding in southeastern Bangladesh has forced more than 20,000 people from their homes in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf districts
Country or District	Bangladesh
Name	Flood

Headline(Source, Date)
Personal Injury	Material Damage	Others
Government of Bangladesh 2011/09/12
Dead: 2 Affected: 1,853,000	Fully damaged houses: 41,594 Partially damaged houses: 142,027

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Report/Articles Government of Bangladesh 2011/09/12 Damage Report Flood 2011 IFRC 2011/08/26 This year, flooding in Bangladesh is affecting over 1.5 million people spread over districts that span the length and breadth of the country. One million people, including more than 200,000 children are now thought to be homelesss. Government of Bangladesh 2011/08/25 More than 277,000 families have been affected. Government of Bangladesh 2011/08/17 More than 200,000 families have been affected in several districts including Satkhira, Jessore, Chittagong and Sirajganj. IFRC 2011/08/01 The floods have caused ten deaths, left 30,000 people marooned and forced over 150,000 people from their homes. IFRC 2011/07/27 Around 300,000 people in Cox\'s Bazar district are reported to be marooned as the flood situation deteriorated. IRIN 2011/07/26 So far at least seven people have died in the floods. The homes of more than 20,000 people have been completely destroyed by the floodwaters, told IRIN, with another 84,000 homes partially damaged

Geographycal Data Information IFRC 2011/07/27 Bangladesh: Floods(as of 27 Jul 2011)

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