Bangladesh — Flash Flood: Evacuation Centre Assessment, Findings from Sylhet and Sunamganj Districts, Bangladesh (August 2022)

Following the devastating flash floods in May and June 2022 in the districts of Sylhet and Sunamganj, the Displacement Management Cluster, Gender Based Violence (GBV) Cluster, Shelter Cluster and Education Cluster collaborated to assess the flood evacuation centres through partners currently active in the affected areas. Information was collected on the situation in the centres during the flood, the present conditions of the centre and the challenges. In Bangladesh, evacuation centres are known as cyclone centres and/or flood shelters (depending on the geographical location) where displaced people take shelter during disasters, and they are usually multifunctional. Support for the assessment was provided by the IOM Needs and Population Monitoring (NPM) team who has expertise in data collection and information management through FGDs with KIs (Key Informants)