date:Jul 12, 2012
Crops and seed stocks have been badly damaged and it will be three to four months before farmers are able to replant.
We need to support the villagers now or we will face serious food shortages in the region soon, Matiur Rahman, director of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society, (BDRCS) told IRIN. Until the next harvest we need to support the communities with cash and seedlings.
Fazlul Haque, Joint Secretary of the Disaster Management and Relief Division (DMRD), said the loss of rice paddies a