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Muslim Aid Bosnia Walks to Remember Srebrenica Refugees.
23 June 2009
Muslim Aid Bosnia field office will be taking part in the Srebrenica Walk, or “Peace March”, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which commemorates the deaths of 30,000 Bosnian Muslims killed in Srebrenica during the 1992-1995 conflict. The 100 kilometre walk, from 8th -10th of July, is a three day long walk across the hills and woods of Eastern Bosnia that will take the same path as the refugees who were killed while trying to escape the fighting and reach the safe territories in the country's north.
Bangladesh Cyclone death toll mounts to 200
11 June 2009
Cyclone Aila, the latest in the line of natural disasters to hit South-East Asia, tore through parts of coastal Bangladesh and South eastern India on May 25th, killing over 200 people and leaving 500,000 people homless. Persistent heavy rain has triggered further landslides and burst mud embankments, threatening to increase the death toll.
Picking up the pieces after the Sri Lanka conflict
20 May 2009
With the recent humanitarian crisis in Sri Lanka finally drawing to a close, the UN estimates that in the last 4 months alone 8,000 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced.
Muslim Aid has been on the ground, distributing food packs, hygiene packs, clothes and push-bikes to those most in need. We have also set up a mobile hospital and water-purification systems, benefiting over 1,400 people every day.
10,000 Evacuated as Cyclone Bijli Hits Coast.
Bangladesh Authorities have shut Chittagong port and airports and evacuated thousands of people from coastline districts in anticipation of the full force of Cyclone Bijli that has already hit shorelines on Friday April 17th 2009.
Dam Bursts West of Jakarta
07 April 2009
Heavy rains and high winds in Cirendeu village in the district of Tangerang, 20km west of Jakarta triggered the collapse of the Situ Gintung Dam on Thursday 26th March 2009 killing 98 people and leaving 128 missing. Excessive rainfall caused the 16m high dam to overflow, eroding the surface and causing a gaping hole 70 metres wide.