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“Whoever saves the life of one, it is as if he saved the whole of mankind” (Qur’an 5:32)
When an emergency strikes, Islamic Relief aims to be the first on the ground, providing emergency relief and helping those affected immediately. When floods, droughts or earthquakes happen, we’re there: providing life-saving food, water, shelter, medicine and other essential items to families who have lost everything.
Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rainfall has killed at least 51 people in Bangladesh.
Millions of people have been affected as prolonged monsoon rains across the country since 5 July have caused widespread destruction, including the capital Dhaka.
There has been extensive damage done to vital infrastructure and to homes. The floods have had a significant impact on already vulnerable households, particularly those who depend on agriculture and fisheries. Large swathes of cropland have been flooded leaving thousands without homes and without livelihoods.
Transport and communication networks have been heavily damaged, complicating relief operations and limiting access to vulnerable populations.
The situation remains particularly concerning in Chattogram Division, Cox’s Bazar, the hill districts and parts of Sylhet, where hundreds of thousands of people have been stranded by floodwaters.
Planning a response
Islamic Relief is closely monitoring the situation in Bangladesh. We are coordinating with government agencies and humanitarian partners.
Emergency teams have dispatched to the affected regions to conduct assessments to determine the scale of support needed.
With more rainfall is forecast over the coming days, Islamic Relief will continue to liaise with the government and work with local authorities to increase to help the affected communities.
Emergencies place entire communities in jeopardy with devastating long-term effects. Our Global Emergencies Fund works to ensure that we can respond to events as quickly as possible, within 72 hours in fact, and assist with the recovery to help rebuild lives.
Across the globe, climate change is increasingly affecting communities, leaving families suffering the effects of weather-related natural disasters and devastating entire communities. Left with limited or no access to clean water, shelter, power or food, affected families’ lives are turned upside down.
In cases of conflict, more and more people are displaced from their homes as violence forces families to flee and leave everything behind. Sadly though, it’s society’s poorest who are most vulnerable to the effects of conflict and natural and climate-based disasters. These communities have lower resilience to withstand shock and less access to life saving tools such as early warning systems, earthquake-resistant shelter and lack sufficient health and education services.
To keep communities safe we help them prepare for potential disaster and if tragedy should strike we’re straight on the ground. When the crisis is over, we’re also on hand to help communities recover from the devastation and get back on their feet. Here’s how:
By donating to our Emergency Response Fund, you can help ensure we have a contingency fund that can be used to prepare communities for disaster so that when an emergency hits, the impact on people’s lives is reduced. Communities are able to respond immediately and with the support of Islamic Relief, save and rebuild lives – without our teams having to launch a public appeal:
Support our Emergency Response efforts. Donate Now and help save lives.