Bangladeshi authorities are on alert as not less than 59 folks have died in floods which have affected a whole bunch of hundreds of individuals in 11 districts of the nation, officers mentioned Saturday.
Bangladesh’s catastrophe administration company mentioned 23 deaths have been recorded in Feni district alone, whereas 14 have been reported in Cumilla district. Each districts are adjoining to the northeastern Indian state of Tripura.
“The floods affected 54.57 million folks in 504 unions and townships within the 11 districts. Some 700,000 households have been trapped within the floods at current, whereas almost 400,000 folks have been staying in 3,928 shelters,” native media reported, citing officers from the Ministry of Catastrophe Administration and Reduction.
Authorities additionally mentioned that as floodwaters slowly receded, many individuals remained stranded and have been in pressing want of meals, clear water and medication, particularly within the worst-affected areas the place roads have been blocked, hampering rescue and aid operations.
A catastrophe administration ministry official expressed deep concern that as floodwaters recede there was a threat of an epidemic, saying an outbreak of a waterborne illness was seemingly if clear water was not instantly obtainable.
“Our major precedence is to make sure the provision of consuming water,” the official mentioned.
“There may be water all over the place, however there isn’t any clear water to drink. Individuals are falling unwell,” mentioned Farid Ahmed, a resident of one of many worst-affected districts, Lakshmipur, in keeping with Reuters information company.
In the meantime, Agriculture Ministry officers mentioned swathes of land have been submerged, posing a serious menace to crops.
Monsoon rains have precipitated extreme harm in Bangladesh for 2 weeks, leading to deaths, destruction, evacuations and property losses. In consequence, the nation’s caretaker authorities faces an uphill activity to revive normality amid adversarial climate circumstances.
Torrential rains, overflowing rivers, El Niño and local weather change have been the components answerable for widespread flooding in Bangladesh, climate specialists mentioned.
IS INDIA RESPONSIBLE FOR FLOODS IN BANGLADESH?
On Friday, India criticized a report by a US media outlet that claimed Bangladesh was answerable for the floods.
The report claimed that dozens of individuals in Feni, bordering Tripura, had blamed New Delhi for releasing water from the Dumbur dam within the northeastern state with none warning.
India vehemently rejected the report, calling it “deceptive” and “factually incorrect.”
