02 September,2024 12:50 PM IST | Dhaka | mid-day online correspondent
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Floodwaters have receded in most areas of the 11 affected districts, but the struggles of those impacted continue, as the disaster has left many homeless, reported news agency ANI.
At least 59 people died, and over 53 lakh people in 11 districts were affected by the Bangladesh floods.
Many people have been left without homes, and low-income families, especially farmers, have lost not only their houses but also their livelihoods due to the destruction of crops and ponds, reported ANI.
"Floodwaters swept away my mud house. It's all I had in this world. Now, I have no place to live," said a devastated Nurun Begum, 65, of Mierpara village in Moulvibazar's Kulaura upazila, reported ANI.
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"I've had to take shelter on the front porch of one of my neighbour's houses," she explained in a helpless voice, reported ANI.
"My house quickly went underwater after the embankment along the Manu river got breached on August 22. Even though the floodwater has receded, I cannot return home as my house has been damaged," Sujan Mia, an autorickshaw driver from the same village, said, reported ANI.
Further, Sujan disclosed that he was staying at one of his relative's houses.
Jamshed Ali, also a resident of the Mierpara area, said, "My vegetable garden, which was my sole income source, has been washed away. Now, how will my family survive?," reported ANI.
According to Moulvibazar District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer Mohammad Sadu Mia, around 8,786 houses have been damaged by the recent flood in the district.
"We have already sent a letter to higher authorities concerned seeking allocation to rehabilitate the flood victims," he said, reported ANI.
Cumilla has been similarly devastated by the floods.
"My house and all the furniture in it have been washed away. But I don't have the money to repair it," said MA Azim, a resident of Mohismara village under Burichang upazila, reported ANI.
While expressing his grief, he stated that he and his family took shelter at one of their relatives.
Burichang Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shahida Akter said around 40,000 houses in this upazila have been damaged, reported ANI.
According to a government report yesterday, over seven lakh families are still marooned across the country, though Bangladesh floods situations are improving gradually.
Flooding has subsided entirely in several districts, including Chattogram, Feni, Khagrachari, Habiganj, Sylhet, Brahmanbaria, and Cox's Bazar, said the report of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, reported ANI.
"Meanwhile the Bangladesh floods situation has improved in Moulvibazar, and the situation is gradually improving in Cumilla, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur," it said, reported ANI.
"Currently, 7,05,052 families are still marooned," reported ANI.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre, in a bulletin yesterday, said the flood situation is likely to continue to improve across the country as most of the major rivers are in a falling trend.
(With inputs from ANI)
