Bangladesh: 5.8 million people affected

 

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Dear Mother Jones Reader, The impacts of climate change are no longer a question of if but when. Heat waves, hurricanes, and floods, painfully on display just this past week in the U.S. southeast, are becoming the norm. Yet they strike people living in extreme poverty — on less than $2.15 per day — hardest. Six weeks ago, far from international headlines, flash floods ravaged eastern Bangladesh, affecting 5.8 million people in a region that hadn’t seen such flooding in 26 years. In a single night, chest-deep waters swept away homes and livelihoods. Vulnerable families lost everything. BRAC — the world’s largest NGO from the Global South and proudly founded in Bangladesh 52 years ago — deployed 5,000 staff that very day. Often working nonstop, these teams have since reached 127,000 families with emergency relief and dry food packages, set up 637 medical camps, and repaired 13,610 tube wells to restore clean water.    SEND SUPPORT NOW The needs are enormous. 1.8 million homes are ruined. Safe water and sanitation services are disrupted for another 1.8 million people. And 1.7 million people lost their ability to earn money. Your donation today can help people in Bangladesh to rebuild their homes and livelihoods. $625 can rebuild a family’s home $250 can restore a family’s livelihood $150 can repair a tube well and provide clean water to a family of five $50 can help two families restart their farms with things like seeds, organic fertilizer, and even labor. SUPPORT FAMILIES NOW The people BRAC serves bear the brunt of climate change. Bangladesh contributes a scant 0.5% of global emissions, yet it’s one of the most climate-impacted countries. In fact, in September, WorldRiskIndex ranked Bangladesh No. 9 for disaster risk from extreme climate shocks. Can we count on your support today to help communities in Bangladesh recover and withstand future climate shocks? On behalf of BRAC and our frontline staff, thank you for standing with people affected by this crisis. Sincerely, Khondoker Tawhid Head, Disaster Risk Management Program BRAC P.S. During the height of the crisis, my team met many people like Halima, who shared how the water rose so fast she had no time to save food or livestock as she fled to safety. This video shows the destruction she and so many others now face.

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