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Cyclonic Storm Hamoon - SitRep - AAB - 01
Cyclonic Storm Hamoon - SitRep - AAB - 01
- The government has instructed people in vulnerable areas to evacuate to shelters by 8 p.m. as
severe Cyclone Hamoon nears.
- A total of 860 cyclone shelters have been prepared, and the field administration and volunteers
are already at work. Those locations have already allocated money to provide cooked food,
drinking water, baby food, and cow fodder.
- Tk 2 million and 50 metric tons of rice have been allotted to each district. Said the state minister
of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. He also said Tuesday's official holiday had
been canceled, and field-level officers worked in the coastal region.
- Start Fund Bangladesh Disaster Risk Financing has been activated for Cyclone Hamoon. Start
Fund Bangladesh is releasing a pre-positioned 75,100.11 GBP to implement early actions as per
pre-planned contingency plans for the Patuakhali and Barguna districts. Start Bangladesh is
releasing 56,940 GBP in Patuakhali District 8 Unions and 18,161 GBP in Barguna District 3 unions.
- Most of the NGOs are coordinating with local government and relevant stakeholders.
- AAB has two LRPs in the predicted storm affected area; LRP- 50 in Patuakhali District and
LRP-48 in Chittagong District.
- Rohingya refugee camps are also vulnerable to the this storm and AAB has 8 projects in
the camps.
AAB Initiatives for the Upcoming Cyclonic Storm:
An emergency DMC meeting was held today in Camp 21 in coordination with the CiC office by SMS.
Two signal flags hoisted in all cyclone flag poles four AAB managed camps by SMS
CBP volunteers are continuing cyclone preparedness messaging using megaphone.
SMS volunteers are mobilizing HHs living in high-risk areas for relocating to safer space.
Volunteers are mobilizing to tie down shelters.
SMS volunteers are spreading cyclone preparedness messages using megaphones and door-to-door.