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More than 50 lakh people have been affected by floods in Bangladesh. Amidst the crisis, the Meteorological Department has warned that if the monsoon rains continue, the flood situation may worsen.
While on one hand Bangladesh is trying to come out of the political crisis, on the other hand floods have wreaked havoc here. Due to continuous rains and overflowing rivers, many areas of Bangladesh are in the grip of floods. 20 people have died due to the floods while more than 50 lakh people have been affected. Due to the floods, people's lives have been disrupted, people are not even getting food and clean water. Highways and rail lines between the capital Dhaka and the main port city Chittagong have been damaged, making it difficult to reach the flood-affected areas.
What did Muhammad Yunus say?
Among the areas worst hit by the floods is Cox's Bazar, where nearly 1 million Rohingya refugees from neighbouring Myanmar have made their home. Meanwhile, Bangladesh Prime Minister Mohammad Yunus said in a televised address that the administration has taken all necessary steps to ensure a return to normalcy for flood victims. He said we have started discussions with neighbouring countries to prevent flood situations in future.
The situation can be serious
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has warned that the flood situation may worsen if monsoon rains continue. Officials say that more than four lakh people have taken shelter in about 3,500 relief camps in 11 flood-affected districts. About 750 medical teams are present in the relief camps for treatment. Army, Air Force, Navy and Border Guard Bangladesh are helping in the rescue operation.
The rain wreaked havoc!
Abdul Halim (65), a farmer from a village in Comilla district, said that his hut was swept away by floodwaters in the middle of the night. He said that neither any goods nor drinking water was left. Hardly anyone brought relief aid to the villages. It is also worth noting that Bangladesh is surrounded by hundreds of rivers and has witnessed many disasters like floods in recent decades. Monsoon rains cause huge devastation every year.