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(Free Report)June, Flood in Bangladesh 2022 |
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by Sudura Zakir | 30-06-2022 10:56
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Record-breaking floods in Bangladesh have wreaked havoc as an estimated 7.2 million people have been affected and are in desperate need of shelter and emergency relief items in the north-eastern region of the country.From early in the month of June, torrential rain and upstream water have completely submerged around 94 per cent of the town of Sunamganj and 84 per cent of Sylhet districts, in northeastern Bangladesh, bordering the Meghalaya state of India.While Sylhet and Sunamganj have almost been cut off from other parts of the country, multiple districts nearby including Netrokona, Kishoreganj are also experiencing floods. Health facilities at the upazila, union and community levels are significantly impacted due to severe flooding and many of these centres have been converted to makeshift/temporary shelters. A total of 140 medical teams form for the treatment of the flood-affected people across the country.Officials from the hard-hit Sylhet region of Bangladesh have called the floods the worst to hit the area. According to District Disaster Management Committee in Sylhet, 90,000 people including 36,000 children are in the shelter as of 18th June 2022. Waterborne diseases are spreading in the flood-hit regions as floodwater started receding.“Many people are suffering from diarrhoea, skin diseases, dysentery, cholera and other waterborne diseases,” the DGHS said.To provide healthcare supports to the flood affected regions of the country, as many as 2,050 medical teams have been working since beginning of the flood, it added.The total loss in the livestock sector amounts to about Tk11.81 crore, according to the District Livestock Office sources. Nearly 1,000 cattle and poultry farms were submerged in the waters during the floods. Even though the flood situation is improving, the plight of the flood-affected people has not eased. There is still water in the low-lying areas of the district, and people cannot return to their houses because prolonged presence of floodwater.Around 325 schools that had shut down due to flooding have not opened till now. |
  
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3 Comments
This is really hard to hear. Floods and storms have a really big impact on the climate and the limited water resources we have! I really hope for things to get better!!
Posted 02-08-2022 01:43
Hello Sudura, this is your mentor Chelwoon.
I am sorry to hear that. Frequent flood is one of the consequences of climate change. A rise of one degree in the seawater can change a lot things. It affects biodiversity and their ecosystems. Furthermore, it causes many types of irresistible natural disasters that destroy wildlife habitats and even threaten human life. We can no longer just stand and watch it. We need to take action to solve these problems before it is too late.
Thank you for the article!
Regards,
Chelwoon
Posted 07-07-2022 16:52
Hello Sudura, this is your mentor Joon.
Sad new to hear about. I often hear about the news of Bangladesh flooding every year. Bangladesh's government must have improved basic infrastructure to prevent it, but as the global warming is acceleration, the speed of development on infrastructure cannot catch up the increasing amount of rain pour. First, the country seems to have some solution to deal with waterborne diseases, therefore access to clean water, and proper shelter. Hope the situation eases out soon.
Well read your article, and let's keep up!
Best,
Joon
Posted 30-06-2022 21:30