Newsletter for
April 2019

Cyclone Fani: How it Could Have Been a Lot Worse

Cyclone Fani, that made landfall in Bangladesh on 3rd May 2019 is the latest example of what could have been catastrophic if Bangladesh had not made large strides towards disaster preparation in the past few years. Thanks to comprehensive, robust prevention and management measures that are more and more common, akin to the work done by Friendship, the damage and loss of life have reduced dramatically from past decades.

Fani From the Frontlines

Earlier this month, our coastal regions were struck by cyclone Fani, which brought prolonged tidal surges, and strong winds, and killed some 14 people in eight districts and destroyed thousands of homes. Friendship staff in Kalatoli, Patuakhali, Jewel Hasan and Md. Tauhidur Rahman, give an hour-by-hour report from the coast, as the cyclone strikes.

Friendship Starts Mangrove Reforestation

In April of 2018, Friendship started an effort to reforest 40 hectares of lost mangrove in the districts of Shayamnagar and Satkhira over five years. Since October, 50,300 of the planned 810,300 trees had been planted in Nakna village when the cyclone Fani struck the region last week.

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