Current Situation
The death toll due to the cyclone AILA reached 190. Many areas of the affected districts were inundated and houses, roads and embankments were damaged. Relief efforts are continuing in all affected districts with some early recovery underway. Restoring water supplies in these areas remains a priority. As of June 10, 2009 total 27951 MT GR Rice, BDT 13,13,81,000 as GR Cash and BDT 20,02,92,000 as house building grant have been allocated along with BDT 60,60,000 BDT for relief transportation.
The DER Shelter Working Group has met to discuss the situation and current challenges faced in the shelter sector post-Aila. At the last meeting on 9 June it was decided that three sub groups would be established (1) to develop technical specifications and minimum standards for facilitating the construction of transitional shelters; (2) to support advocacy and information management; and (3) for the development of strategic advice. To better coordinate both current relief and future early recovery shelter activity, it was further agreed that all members would provide the SWG secretariat with information in 3Ws Format on their interventions for compilation and dissemination.
The WASH cluster/ working group are doing assessment for further assistance regarding water and sanitation. A rough estimate indicates about 500,000 to 750,000 people are seeking immediate water supply and sanitation supports. Most of the ponds have saline water contamination making them unfit to support drinking and other domestic water supply for the communities. Water purification is carried out by agencies such as CARE/Oxfam GB, DPHE, Save the Children USA, WVI. Bangladesh Army is also supporting water trucking to the locations those are difficult to reach by other agencies. Beside providing pure water many WASH working group agencies are working on restoration of potable water sources by dewatering/disinfecting ponds and tube-wells.
Total Death: 190
People Injured: 7103
Family Affected: 9,48,621
People Affected: 39,28,238
Houses Damaged: 6,13,778
Crops Damaged: 3,23,454 acre
