Muslim Aid has launched an emergency appeal to support people affected by flash floods and landslides in Sylhet, Cox's Bazaar and the Bandarban districts of Bangladesh. More than 57 people were killed in a series of rain-triggered landslides on June 15, 2010.

A further 100 people have been injured with thousands of families stranded in their homes. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department forecast more rains in the region.

Muslim Aid staff and volunteers are working on the ground to provide food, water and shelter to people affected by the landslides and flooding. Our Field Office in Bangladesh has sent a team to the most affected areas, Netrokon and Sunamgonj, in order to assess long-term needs. 

A spokesperson for Muslim Aid said: ‘The situation is growing worse by the day. Our priority is to provide clean water, shelter, food and essential items. We appeal to our donors to respond to the affected people in their hour of need.’

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Notes to Editors

• Muslim Aid is a UK based relief and development agency established in 1985 and working in over 70 countries with field offices in Bangladesh, Bosnia, Cambodia, Gambia, Indonesia, India,  Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Pakistan, Somalia, Sri Lanka and Sudan.  We work with all in need, regardless of their race, religion, gender, nationality or political opinion and specialise in providing: emergency relief including food, shelter and medical support;  capacity building through water, sanitation and health programmes; education and skills training; micro-financing and income generation in addition to providing specialist programmes such as orphan care. As well as supplying practical help, Muslim Aid assists communities in examining the causes of poverty and underdevelopment, and in advocating for a more just society and a sustainable future.  

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