bangladesh

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Concern Worldwide is responding to deadly floods in Bangladesh in which at least 18 people have been killed and millions of others stranded.

Fears are growing that flooding in Bangladesh will worsen over the coming days, leaving more than 15 million people at risk in the south Asian country. 

“There wasn’t any health care facility before this project. The transport problem was so severe that often mothers and their babies lost their lives on the way.” 

In Bangladesh, flooding is now part of life. The Zurich Foundation, in partnership with Concern Worldwide, supports communities in adapting to annual flooding.