Staff Correspondent
Eighteen people died and over five million people have been affected so far as the ongoing severe flood
hit 77 upazilas under 11 districts of the country. BSS Report.
Among the deaths, four were in Cumilla, one in Feni, five in Chattogram, three in Noakhali, one in
Brahmanbaria, one in Lakshmipur and three were in Cox's Bazar districts, according to latest updates on
the ongoing flood situation issued by the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry.
In response to the ongoing flood, Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today urged the
country's people to come forward to addressing the ongoing devastating flood.
"With the initiatives and encouragement of the youth, the country's people should jump into
addressing the flood together. We must tackle the flood unitedly," he said after a meeting with the
representatives of non-government organisations (NGOs) at state guest house Jamuna here.
According to Disaster Management and Relief Ministry, Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachhari,
Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur and Cox's Bazar districts have been
affected in the ongoing flood since August 20.
A total of 9,79,901 families have been stranded in the flood while 3,01,993 people were given shelter to
3,513 shelter centers.
The flood hit 587 unions and municipalities under 77 upazilas of 11 districts.
Taka 3,52,00,000 (cash), 20,150 metric tons of rice and 15,000 packets of dry foods, Taka 35,00,000 for
baby food and Taka 35,00,000 for animal feed have been allocated for the 11 flood-hit districts.
A total of 769 medical teams are working to provide treatment to the affected people in the flood-hit
districts.
Army, navy, coast guard, Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB), fire service and civil defence and students'
community in coordination with district administration are making rescue efforts in the flood-hit areas.
In Feni, the flood water is slowing receding in Parshuram, Fulgazi Chhagalnaiya and Feni sadar upazilas
but flood water is rising in Daganbhuiyan and Sonagazi upazilas, according to district administration.
As many as 50,000 people from flood-hit areas took refuge at shelter centers and safe places. It has
been possible to reach dry food and drinking water to around 40,000 people.
Disaster Management and Relief Ministry has allotted Taka 62,00,000 (cash), 2900 metric tons of rice,
6000 packets of dry food, Taka 5,00,000 for baby food and Taka 5,00,000 for the flood-affected people.
A field hospital has been prepared in the district for providing treatment. Physicians from the army and
district civil surgeon office are providing treatment.
The Adviser for Disaster Management and Relief Ministry and Secretary of the ministry visited the
flood-hit areas and the adviser is now staying in Feni.
In Habiganj, fish of 1.5 thousand fish farms worth around Taka 10 crore were washed away after a
devastating flood triggered by heavy rainfall and onrush of water from upstream inundated large area of
land in the region.
