Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day from around 1000 sites worldwide. The text of the items, extracted using EMM's own text extraction algorithm, is indexed using Lucene (see http://lucene.apache.org). Please make sure your area of interest is not already covered by one of the pre-defined categories (alerts). If it is, we kindly ask you to use the feed from that category as this significantly reduces the load on our system. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material http://reliefweb.int/node/504875 Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks Country: Bangladesh DHAKA, 18 June 2012 (IRIN) - Rapid urbanization and the demise of wetlands around Dhaka, the mushrooming capital of Bangladesh, has made the city more vulnerable to flooding and other natural disasters. "Our wetlands are our only surface-water drainage system. Tue, 19 Jun 2012 22:35:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-b7bf9711a5b609f707efeacba241cd30 NaturalDisasters Environment Consumers 24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996 20120619223500 http://www.IRINnews.org/Report/95671/BANGLADESH-Dhaka-s-shrinking-wetlands-raise-disaster-risks DHAKA, 18 June 2012 (IRIN) - Rapid urbanization and the demise of wetlands around Dhaka, the mushrooming capital of Bangladesh, has made the city more vulnerable to flooding and other natural disasters. Mon, 18 Jun 2012 11:07:00 +0200 irinnews en irinnews-f8ad878b50ed90983cd0d7049d16ef15 Environment NaturalDisasters UNbodies 24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996 20120618110700 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/hit-by-growing-disaster-losses-insurers-set-limits-on-coverage By Syful Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AlertNet) The growing number of natural disasters linked to climate change has pushed global and local insurers to put a cap on their liability, leaving policy holders vulnerable to financial losses in the event they suffer major destruction. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:56:00 +0200 alertnet en alertnet-17dd05aa7e8c1f3752677af91a679c8d NaturalDisasters Environment ClimateChange 23.7099 90.4071 20120601155600 http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/hit-by-growing-disaster-losses-insurers-set-limits-on-coverage By Syful Islam DHAKA, Bangladesh (AlertNet) The growing number of natural disasters linked to climate change has pushed global and local insurers to put a cap on their liability, leaving policy holders vulnerable to financial losses in the event they suffer major destruction. Fri, 01 Jun 2012 15:36:00 +0200 trust en trust-17dd05aa7e8c1f3752677af91a679c8d NaturalDisasters Environment ClimateChange 23.7099 90.4071 20120601153600 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-06/28/c_131682264.htm By Zheng Jianhua, Naim-Ul-Karim DHAKA, June 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll of rain-triggered devastating disasters of the last few days in Bangladesh's three southeastern hilly districts rose to 105, as rescuers retrieved dozen more bodies Thursday, officials said. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:39:00 +0200 xinhuanet_en en xinhuanet_en-016204edbfe438c015d443c1eaeabccc NaturalDisasters 24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996 20120628133900 http://gulf-times.com//site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=515524&version=1&template_id=44&parent_id=24 By Mizan Rahman Dhaka Flood situation worsened yesterday in northern districts of Bangladesh following inundation of fresh areas as major rivers were flowing above danger marks in the Brahmaputra basin. Officials in the Water Development Board (WDB) said the situation might deteriorate in the next.... Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:51:00 +0200 gulf-times en gulf-times-63d1072ff11b1e6443092613ab8517b7 NaturalDisasters 24.4499808308276 90.4024243602996 20120629235100 http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=32730 Thousands of people marooned due to floods in four districts in northern Bangladesh are suffering from shortage of shelter, drinking water and food. The flood situation worsened further in three of t ..... Mon, 02 Jul 2012 04:07:00 +0200 asianewsnet en asianewsnet-58b5153164c5f57bc64e8daf761ebd4b NaturalDisasters Environment 23.7099 90.4071 20120702040700 http://www.guardiannewsngr.com//index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=90979:flood-lagos-urges-residents-of-low-lying-area-to-relocate-for-two-weeks&catid=3:metro&Itemid=558 LAGOSIANS residing in low-lying areas, particularly along lagoons, drainage channels, river courses and wetlands of the state have been advised to relocate upland within the next two weeks, which is the peak period of this year’s rainy season. This is in order to avoid discomfort and loss of lives and property. Mon, 02 Jul 2012 02:33:00 +0200 guardiannewsngr en guardiannewsngr-0a0adc9e6c338b796e43baa7752187ad NaturalDisasters 6.43919 3.42348 20120702023300 http://reliefweb.int/node/507371 Source: IFRC Country: Bangladesh Monsoon rains starting 25 June in southeast and northeast Bangladesh resulted in flash floods and landslides causing at least 100 deaths. Damage has been most severe in the southeast districts of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, and Bandarban and in the northeast district of Sylhet. Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:51:00 +0200 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-1eb2946b82215d57ba17555fb13d7b73 NaturalDisasters 22.3304 91.8252 24.897699 91.877983 22.2 92.216667 20120701185100 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/04/climate-changes-extreme-weather-us-heatwave With the US heatwave and Europe's rain, records are tumbling. Formerly rare occurrences are becoming the new normal Britain and northern Europe are dripping their way into what is already being called a "lost summer". We have had our wettest April and June and our coldest spring, and there is no end in sight of the abnormal weather. Wed, 04 Jul 2012 17:24:00 +0200 guardian en guardian-93cb1d0fa4caac88c682169622de2458 ClimateChange Environment NaturalDisasters Ecology 51.4879 -0.177998 20120704172400