As of May 30th, BRAC has provided emergency relief in 16 upazilas (subdistricts) of Barisal, Bagerhat, Khulna and Satkhira districts that were heavily affected by Cyclone Aila. BRAC has distributed food to more than 13,000 families. In Shyamnagar upazila (Satkhira district) BRAC is continuing to distribute water directly to the isolated villages by boats. 1,841 families have received water in this way. The "water boats" have just started to serve the populations in Koyra and Dacope (Khulna district) as well.
In Bagerhat district, BRAC has initiated a pilot project to clean three ponds by pumping out saline water and allowing fresh water to accumulate. Based on its success, this pilot will be replicated in other communities ensuring access to potable water.
BRAC has also dispatched 28 plastic containers of 1000-liter capacity to Satkhira and Khulna districts for drinking water storage. The communities can subsequently use them as rainwater harvesters.
Approximately 150,000 ORS (Oral Rehydration Salt) sachets have been dispatched to Bagerhat, Satkhira and Khulna districts to combat the potential diarrhoea outbreak.
"From tomorrow, we shall move to the next phase of our activities by distributing plastic sheets for 5000 temporary homes for those who have currently sought shelter on embankments," said Dr. Babar Kabir, Director BRAC Water, Sanitation & Hygiene Programme and BRAC Disaster, Environment and Climate Change Programme.
BRAC has deployed an additional 50 staff from other areas to assist in disaster response and early recovery activities.
The map below, from Disaster Management Information Centre of Bangladesh illustrates the areas affected by Cyclone Aila.
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