News Update on Flood: August 2,  2004

Upon many of our Members' request,  MM advisory board will like to extend the date for accepting donation for Flood victims  until Aug 10th, 2004.....

Unicef in $13m Bangladesh appeal

Unicef has launched a global appeal to raise $13.4m in emergency aid for children and women in flood-hit districts of Bangladesh

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/3527992.stm

Bangladesh floods recede but filth, disease remain 'Stink is making our life hell'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5461377/

A lot of people are getting admitted to International Centre for Diarrhoeal Diseases Research, Bangladesh after contracting water-borne disease diarrhoea across the country. An anxious mother sits by the bed of her ailing child at the hospital on Sunday.

Bangladesh Newspaper Heading:

Floods ease, not hunger

PM for permanent anti-flood steps

Waters receding slowly from city: Flood victims need safe water, food, medicine

Diarrhoea patients crowd for space in hospitals

German gives Tk 1.70 cr for flood victims

NGOs’ pressure on flood victims to realise micro-credit in Barisal