As the water recedes, scars are emerging. There is no relief even after returning home from the shelter. The houses are still uninhabitable. Many people’s mud houses have collapsed. Essential medicines are not available. There is a severe food crisis. Roads have been destroyed in many areas, cutting off communication. Along with the plague of snakes. Only
In Cox’s Bazar alone, 1,613 homes, 2,048 kilometers of roads, 79 bridges and culverts have been damaged. The financial loss is about 8.9 billion taka. About 8,000 farmers and ranchers have been affected in Rangam. The number of affected farmers in Khagrachari is 7,343. 5,323 farmers have been listed in Bandarban. Incessant rains in Bogra have submerged crops on 400 hectares of land. In Khulna, crops on 340 hectares of land are under water. Incessant rains have washed away 650 enclosures and 20 million taka of fish from 162 ponds. In Bagerhat, 10 days of heavy rains have caused extensive damage to crops. In Chittagong, 96 people were injured in snake bites in 15 upazilas from July 5 to 13.
Chittagong: Even after 10 days of flooding caused by continuous rains in Chittagong, most areas are still waist-deep in water, while others are knee-deep. Scars are emerging in the areas where the water has receded.
Elias, a resident of Shilkup area of ​​Banshkhali upazila, said, “The water has started receding after about 10 days. The water is slowly receding as there was no rain on Monday. However, the rural roads are still knee-deep in water. Even though the water has receded in the houses, there is no living environment.” He said that adequate relief is not coming either. Relief is being sent to certain areas through government or private initiatives. Initiatives should be taken to send adequate relief to coastal areas including Chhnua, Khankhanabad and Shilkup.
On the spot, in Madhyam Manikpathan village of Kathria union in Banshkhali upazila, it can be seen that the flood water is slowly receding. The image of the wounds is emerging. The earthen wall has collapsed. Ula Mia (48) of the village took shelter with her children at her in-laws’ house in Bailchhari union, three kilometers away, during the flood. When she came to see the house after hearing the news of the water receding, she saw that the base of the earthen wall had become so soft that it could collapse at any time. No one dared to enter inside. The same picture was seen by Parveen Akhter. The small house made of tin and earthen has collapsed. She and her family of five members had been sheltering in her elder brother’s pucca house for five days. Even if the water recedes, there is no way to return to her own home. The house she would return to is no longer there.
Saiful Islam Nesar, a friend of the unidentified patient at Chittagong Medical College (CMC) Hospital, said, “I took relief to Banshkhali upazila. The situation there is still bad. Relief has not reached remote areas. There is a food crisis. Along with a medicine crisis. According to sources from the Chittagong Divisional Director (Health) Office, 96 people were injured in snake bites in 15 upazilas from July 5 to 13. It is known that the snake infestation is more common with Shankhini, Ajgar, Gokhra, Padmagokhra, Kalach, Dudhraj snakes.
Chittagong Civil Surgeon Dr. Jahangir Alam said that snake infestation has increased significantly in flood-affected areas. Adequate antivenom has been stocked in all upazila health complexes to treat snakebite victims.
Due to the continuous heavy rains that began on July 5 under the influence of monsoon winds, many upazilas in southern Chittagong, including Anwara, Banshkhali, Satkania, Lohagara, Chandanaish, Sandwip, Mirsarai, Raozan, Fatikchhari, Sitakunda and Boalkhali, were flooded.
Vast areas of Baharchhara, Shekherkhil, Puichhari, Khankhanabad, Gandamara, Katharia, Bailchhari and Chhanua unions of Banshkhali upazila have been submerged in water. Some areas of Raipur, Barshat, Parikoda and Hailadhar areas of Anwara upazila have been flooded. 18 unions including Aochia, Keochia, Dharmapur, Bajalia of Satkania upazila have been the most affected. Around 80 percent of the areas in these areas are flooded in some places. However, due to lack of rainfall since Sunday, the water has started to recede.
Cox’s Bazar: Government institutions have assessed the initial data on the damage caused by landslides and floods in Cox’s Bazar after 9 days of continuous rain. Based on the initial data, extensive damage including loss of life, erosion of homes, roads, embankments has been found. According to the report, Pekua Upazila was the most flooded, where 95 percent of the area went under water. 85 percent in Matamuhuri, 80 percent in Chakaria, 65 percent in Kutubdia and 50 percent in Maheshkhali were flooded. 35 percent of Ramu Upazila, 25 percent each in Cox’s Bazar Sadar, Ukhia and Teknaf Upazilas and 5 percent in Eidgaon Upazila were flooded. According to the initial data of the Cox’s Bazar district administration, 32 people, including 14 Rohingyas, have died in various accidents caused by landslides and floods. In addition, one person is missing. The highest loss of life has occurred in Ukhia Upazila. 14 people, including 14 Rohingya citizens, were killed in a landslide there.
The district administration’s initial comprehensive damage report showed that 70 unions and four municipalities in 10 upazilas of the district were affected.
More than 130,000 families and more than 2.4 million people have been affected by the floods. The initial financial loss is estimated at around 8.9 billion taka. Officials concerned said that the loss could increase further after the field assessment. 1,613 homes have been damaged.
The initial report of the Cox’s Bazar Water Development Board (Pawbo) said that 44 places of 380.295 kilometers of embankments under Water Development Division-1 have been damaged. According to the administration’s initial estimates, 2,048 kilometers of roads and 79 bridges and culverts have been damaged. Chakaria, Matamuhuri and Pekua upazilas have been the most affected. Three educational institutions have been damaged. Of these, the most damage has been in Pekua and Kutubdia upazilas.
Rangamati: The number of affected farmers in 10 upazilas of Rangamati is about 7,500. There are about 250 to 300 affected farmers. According to the information of the Rangamati Extension Department and the District Livestock Department, the damage to agriculture and livestock farms due to floods and landslides is about 500 million 98 lakh 66 thousand taka. This amount may increase further if the flood water recedes.
Khagrachhari: There has been extensive damage to agriculture, fisheries and livestock in Khagrachhari district. 7,343 farmers have been affected in the entire district. 405 ponds of 345 fish farmers in 33 unions of 9 upazilas of the district have been affected, covering an area of ​​about 86 hectares.
Bandarban: The recent floods have caused extensive damage to agricultural crops in the hilly district of Bandarban. A total of 2104 hectares of agriculture and orchards have been damaged in the district.
Of this, 368 hectares of land have been completely damaged. He said that, as per the initial estimate, 5,323 affected farmers have been listed so far.
Khulna: Crops on 340.48 hectares of land have been affected due to waterlogging in low-lying areas of various upazilas due to continuous rains for the past four days. Nazrul Islam, Director of the Department of Agricultural Extension, Khulna, said that crops are in the field on 10,662 hectares in Khulna district. The heavy rains have damaged Aush paddy, planted Aman seedbeds, off-seasonal watermelons and chillies.
Bogra: Crops on 417 hectares of land have been submerged due to heavy rains, hill slopes, floods and waterlogging in Bogra. According to the Bogra Department of Agricultural Extension, various types of vegetables including Aush, Aman seedbed, chilli and jute have been cultivated on 33,253 hectares of land in the district. Of this, Aush is cultivated on 11,160 hectares of land, jute on 9,580 hectares of land, various types of vegetables on 6,751 hectares of land, Aman seedbed on 4,510 hectares of land, chilli on 592 hectares of land and maize on 660 hectares of land. Of these crops, crops on 400 hectares of land have been submerged due to heavy rains.
Of these, Sariakandi Upazila has been the worst affected. Crops on 168 hectares of land owned by 3,200 farmers in this upazila have been submerged. In addition, crops on 14 hectares owned by 91 farmers in Shajahanpur, 38 hectares owned by 324 farmers in Sonatala, 60 hectares owned by 470 farmers in Dupchanchia, 75 hectares owned by 491 farmers in Kahalur and 45 hectares owned by 385 farmers in Adamdighi have been submerged.
Among these crops, 31 hectares of Aush, 115 hectares of jute, 96 hectares of various vegetables, 123 hectares of Aman seedbeds, 22 hectares of Morchi and 13 hectares of other crops have been affected by the rain water. The Aman seedbeds of 2,042 farmers have been the most affected.
Bagerhat: 518 hectares of Aus paddy, 40.5 hectares of Aman paddy seedbeds, one hectare of off-season watermelon, and 3.5 hectares of chili fields were destroyed by flooding in Bagerhat.
Gopalganj: Heavy rains in the last seven days have submerged crops on 306 hectares of land in Gopalganj. Of this, 85 hectares of vegetable fields have been submerged, affecting 1,360 vegetable farmers. In addition, fields of Aush paddy, chilli, cotton, sesame, banana, cucumber, papaya, ginger, maize, summer onion and jute have been submerged.
Moulvibazar: The ongoing floods have caused extensive damage to the fisheries sector in Moulvibazar. According to the District Fisheries Office, the ongoing floods have caused a loss of Tk 1.16 crore to the fisheries sector in the district.
Habiganj: Continuous heavy rains and landslides from upstream India have caused the collapse of the Khowai River embankment in Habiganj, flooding at least 35 villages. According to the initial estimates of the Agriculture and Fisheries Department, the damage to these two sectors is more than 70 crore taka.
Patuakhali: Five fishermen lost their lives when their trawler capsized while fishing in the Bay of Bengal. At least 25 more fishermen were injured. There was extensive damage to summer vegetables including Aman seedbeds and Aush. Fish pens, ponds and farms were submerged in water, causing damage worth around Tk 7 crore.
