Extreme Flood in Sunamganj

05.07.22

When we commenced for Sunamganj, we did now no longer know the way to reach there. Roads have been inundated in lots of places, and boats have been not an alternative in opposition to the flow of the flood water. But we decided to reach there to guarantee our program contributors that aren't alone. We have been exhausted however pleased to pay attention to their misery and their needs. This attempt will cross a long in making sure suitable help for them.

A very small group of three was deployed from our office on June 19, 2022, to assist in the rescue of the assignment staff who have been stuck in NSP offices. Incessant rain in the days earlier and heavy downpours from upstream become escalating the already flash flood-affected districts in Bangladesh’s northeastern Sylhet and Sunamganj districts.

By the time we arrived, flood waters had simply commenced receding and local human beings had been starting to go back to their homes to defend and shield their belongings. However, it becomes nowhere close to livable conditions. The rural homes that are ordinarily constructed with clay had become moist and muddy, water drinking factors had become inundated and a maximum of the latrines have been underwater or washed away. Thousands of families have lost their cattle along with cattle, ducks, chickens, etc. to the flood streams

More than 450,000 humans had been temporarily displaced in flood shelters. People, and farm animals, all had been filled up in the small college rooms. The scenario is specifically prone for girls and women who needed to wait for the solar to go down to have the ability to finish their toilet needs, that too, out of doors the refuge centers. There became a severe crisis of dry fuelwood and dry places for cooking.

The specialists anticipated that about 58.4 million USD might be required to cope with the damages resulting from this flood. While for the short-term response, meals and instant shelter help are urgently needed. In addition, to deal with the general monetary loss, the flood-affected households need subsistence allowance livestock feed, and fish fingerling so one can turn around this large blow to livelihood.