Cyclone One Bravo May 1997 Laura Fisher

The serve tropical cyclone known as One Bravo gathered intensity in the bay of Bengal , and struck the south eastern coast of Bangladesh on, Monday the 19 th may 1997

The serve tropical cyclone known as One Bravo gathered intensity in the bay of Bengal , and struck the south eastern coast of Bangladesh on, Monday the 19 th may 1997

Fact File. ● 1 Million people had no fresh water. ●Many Out Breaks of Diarrhoea. ●111 Deaths ●Very Few people had insurance ●500,00 people left homeless ●Vital Cash crops and Cattle lost. ●Storm cut communication lines with islands along the coast, making it difficult to receive damage and casualty reports. ●2 Meter high tidal surges covered the low lying island in the bay of Bengal destroying crops.

● 1 Million people had no fresh water. ●Many Out Breaks of Diarrhoea. ●111 Deaths ●Very Few people had insurance ●500,00 people left homeless ●Vital Cash crops and Cattle lost. ●Storm cut communication lines with islands along the coast, making it difficult to receive damage and casualty reports. ●2 Meter high tidal surges covered the low lying island in the bay of Bengal destroying crops.

Relief Natural aid: The Prime minister established a relief fund in 1997 , to cover relief and rehabilitation needs. The government decided that so families in each of the affected areas would given 32 kg of rice for over 2 months. The following contributions were announced at the meeting in Dhaka, and were administered through NGO’s working in effected areas. AUSTRAILIA : $77 000 CANADA : $100 000 FRANCE: $ 35 000 SWEEDEN : $ 240 000 UK:$160 00 USA:$640 000

Natural aid: The Prime minister established a relief fund in 1997 , to cover relief and rehabilitation needs. The government decided that so families in each of the affected areas would given 32 kg of rice for over 2 months. The following contributions were announced at the meeting in Dhaka, and were administered through NGO’s working in effected areas. AUSTRAILIA : $77 000 CANADA : $100 000 FRANCE: $ 35 000 SWEEDEN : $ 240 000 UK:$160 00 USA:$640 000

Protection Schemes Earth Embankments have been, constructed and are continually being strengthened but are often not high or strong enough. Cyclone shelters, many made of concrete and constructed above flood water levels, have been built in most frequently effected areas. Education programmes have been implemented so that inhabitants know what to do if there was a storm alerts.

Earth Embankments have been, constructed and are continually being strengthened but are often not high or strong enough.

Cyclone shelters, many made of concrete and constructed above flood water levels, have been built in most frequently effected areas.

Education programmes have been implemented so that inhabitants know what to do if there was a storm alerts.