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Dear All,

We are pleased to share the latest issue of the FAO GIEWS Update:


·        Bangladesh - Severe floods in 2017 affected large numbers of people and caused damage to the agriculture sector

§  Bangladesh - De graves inondations en 2017 affectent un grand nombre de personnes et causent des dommages au secteur agricole

·        Bangladesh - Graves inundaciones en 2017 afectan a un gran número de personas y causan daños al sector agrícola

·        Бангладеш - Сильнейшие наводнения в 2017 году затронули большое количество людей и нанесли ущерб сельскохозяйственному сектору

·        孟加拉国 - 2017年严重洪水殃及大量人口,并对农业造成了破坏


GIEWS Update – Bangladesh

3 October 2017


KEY MESSAGES


§  Severe floods in 2017 have affected at least 8 million people, causing deaths and injuries, loss of livestock and food supplies, and damage to housing and infrastructure.

§  The floods caused severe damage to the agriculture sector, including crop losses of the main food staple rice, with most of the damage concentrated in the northern districts.

§  Prices of rice, the country’s main staple, reached record levels in September, mostly reflecting flood‑induced crop losses in 2017. Overall, rice prices remained 30 percent above their year‑earlier levels.

§  The impact of the floods and the resulting elevated prices of rice have severely compromised the livelihoods of the affected households.



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