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Cyclone Remal, Situation Report 04
30 May 2024, 05:00 PM (BST)

Situation Overview Affected Areas

19 Districts
Tropical Cyclone The cyclone caused
Remal, which originated severe destruction in Affected Population
in the northern Bay of Satkhira, Khulna, 4.6 Million
Bengal, struck Bagerhat, Pirojpur,
Bangladesh on May 26, Jhalokathi, Barguna, Partially Damaged
204 with tidal surges of House
Patuakhali, and Bhola,
5-7 feet, 151mm of 1,33,528
districts prompting
torrential rains and
extensive humanitarian
strong winds reaching Fully Damage House
support to protect lives 40,338
120 km/h.
and livelihoods.
Number of Death
16

Shelter Prepared
9,424

No. of Evacuee
808,510

Mobile Tower Disrupted

15,000

Livestock and Poultry

Loss
BDT 47 crore

Fish Enclosure Loss

BDT 473.73 crore
The cyclone damaged
173,866 houses, and
caused 16 fatalities. The
fisheries and livestock
sectors reported a loss of
Tk 906.63 crore. Coastal
embankments were
breached, leading to
extensive flooding and
contamination of
freshwater sources, and
agriculture adversely
affecting the local
economy.
BRAC Initiatives
and Response
▪ BRAC activated
Anticipatory Early
Actions with early
warning and evacuation
support across all
coastal districts
including cash grant to
50 families in Satkhira.
▪ Immediately after the
cyclone landfall, BRAC
provided dry food,
cooked food, and cash
support to a total of
5,376 households in
the most affected
districts from its Upazila
level contingency fund.
▪ BRAC also distributed
temporary shelter items
among 1,300 families.
▪ BRAC allocated BDT 10
crore (USD 842,416)
from its own fund, one-
day staff salary and
BRAC Bank PLC.
▪ BRAC has launched an
▪ BRAC has launched an support to the
immediate appeal for affected people.
fundraising targeting Among this, cash
USD 3 million through assistance of BDT
different channels. 1.5 crore for the
purchase of baby
Government food, and BDT 1.5
Initiatives crore for the
and Response purchase of fodder
for cattle have been
▪ Prepared over 9,000 distributed in 15
cyclone shelters with coastal districts.
necessary support ▪ The Department of
across the coastal Public Health
districts, and over Engineering (DPHE)
800,000 people were already distributed
evacuated to these 215,000 Water
shelters. Purification Tablets
▪ Activated over 75,000 (WPTs), 3,800 Jerry
Cyclone Cans, 300 water
Preparedness buckets, and 500
Programme (CPP) Hygiene Kits in
volunteers. Bagerhat, Sathkira,
▪ Constituted over and Barguna, and
1,471 medical teams shelter items in
to provide treatment Patuakhali.
to the people in the ▪ Approximately 1,069
cyclone-affected pregnant women
districts. have received USD 51
▪ Allocated BDT 6.85 as multipurpose cash
crore for emergency
 to facilitate their
access to a range of
critical goods and
services, which are
essential for children
and pregnant
women’s wellbeing.
▪ DPHE deployed 9
Mobile Treatment
Plants in Barisal,
Barguna, Pirojpur,
Sthakira, Khulna, and
Bagerhat to provide
safe drinking water to
affected families.

Required Immediate Support in the Most Affected Districts

Food Water Sanitation Tent

Medicine Tarpaulin Cash

Utensils
Support

House Cattle Hygiene

Clothing
repairing Feed Kits

News and Social Media Links:

▪ https://www.facebook.com/share/p/uTuhzgafGUHrFakr/?mibextid=oFDknk
▪ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/xrJZ24hEWQBrG6xC/?mibextid=oFDknk
▪ https://www.facebook.com/share/v/3Gk5aW5s1a9ApiGT/?mibextid=oFDknk
▪ https://reliefweb.int/report/bangladesh/cyclone-remal-update-millions-stranded-and-flooded-
bangladesh-thousands-brac-staff-respond
▪ https://www.brac.net/latest-news/item/1418

Data References:
▪ https://apnews.com/article/cyclone-remal-bangladesh-india-climate-
9d258d86f7745951112e82de2a532a5c
▪ https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/over-37-lakh-people-affected-due-cyclone-
remal-minister-3620246
▪ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/bangladesh-10-people-dead-over-
150000-houses-damaged-due-to-cyclone-
remal/articleshow/110479145.cms#:~:text=Meanwhile%2C%20a%20total%20of%201%2C471,al
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