Bangladesh floods leave 1.24 million families homeless

Floods in central, eastern and southeastern Bangladesh have killed 23 people and affected more than 5.7 million, Report informs referring to Al Jazeera.

About 1.24 million families across 11 districts in the country of 180 million people are stranded, cut off from the rest of the country by floodwaters due to relentless monsoon rains and overflowing rivers.

As the floodwaters gradually recede, those affected are urgently in need of food, clean water, medicines and dry clothing. The situation is especially critical in remote areas like Haque’s village, which is not close to the district town and where blocked roads have severely impeded rescue and relief efforts.

“We have been working tirelessly to deliver urgent relief to those stranded for the past few days,” Ekramul Haque, the resident of Bangladesh, said. “Yesterday, we reached a village where people had been without food for 72 hours. Many were severely ill with diarrhoea and lacked clean drinking water. It was an unprecedented crisis.”