Cyclone Bulbul: BRAC ready with dry food, safe water and emergency medical care

BRAC has mobilsed response preparations, with a particular focus on Satkhira, Khulna and Bagerhat, over the cyclone Bulbul, according to a press statement.

BRAC field operatives are working in coordination with the local government and the Cyclone Preparedness Programme (CPP).

Messages have been delivered via community radio and CPP and BRAC volunteers have sent messages to the communities living in Ukhiya and Teknaf.

BRAC's Humanitarian Crisis Management Program also disseminated warning and awareness messages door to door using the Communication for Development volunteers.

Sajidul Hasan, Director of BRAC Humanitarian Programme, said that according to BRAC’s policies, cyclone simulation exercises have been undertaken in the vulnerable coastal communities for the last fortnight.

Specialised medical teams are ready to go to deliver dry food, safe water and emergency medical care within 72 hours to those who have taken shelter or been injured.