Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and left over a million stranded as authorities raced to deliver aid to devastated communities.
Disaster Response
The disaster management ministry said that flooding across seven districts has disrupted daily life, isolated thousands of families, and stranded 267,918 households. Power outages, damaged roads, and broken communication links have slowed rescue and relief efforts.
Army and navy personnel are ferrying food, drinking water, medicines, and other essential supplies by boat to isolated communities, as authorities step up relief efforts. The government is doing everything possible to support flood victims, according to Disaster Management and Relief Minister Iqbal Hossain.
The heavy rain also triggered landslides in Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar earlier this week, killing 16 refugees, including women and children. More than one million Rohingya refugees live in the camps, where makeshift shelters on steep, deforested hillsides are especially vulnerable during the monsoon season.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
