DHAKA, A total of 22,571 BRAC personnel, community health workers and volunteers worked at the field level to help the survivors of cyclone Remal that hit the Bangladesh coast Sunday evening.
A total of 8,450 BRAC community health workers and volunteers supported families living in vulnerable conditions, including children, pregnant and lactating mothers, and persons with disabilities, according to a BRAC release.
Some 14,121 BRAC personnel, among whom 5,863 are women, disseminated warning and preparedness messages through door-to-door visits and supporting families in vulnerable conditions to evacuate. The Human Resources Department at BRAC had also launched a ‘Staff Tracker’ for all offices in the coastal districts, the release said.
A total of 385 people took shelter in three BRAC offices located in Bagerhat, which are being used as shelters. Additionally, 183 families took shelter in a total of 36 mini-cyclone shelters of BRAC in Patuakhali, Bhola, Barguna, Satkhira, and Bagerhat.
According to the BRA
C press release, 1,680 packets of dry food were provided in cyclone shelters through local government institutions. BRAC also provided anticipatory early action (AEA)-based cash grant support to 50 participants from Shyamnagar upazila of Satkhira district, each receiving BDT 5,000.
BRAC is actively conducting a comprehensive damage and needs assessment which will guide to further support in the affected communities.
With winds reaching 90 to 120 km/h and heavy rainfall, cyclone Remal made landfall at the Khepupara (now Kalapara) coast of Bangladesh, southwest of Mongla.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha