DHAKA: At least five people have died and more than 100, 000 remain stranded as devastating floods, triggered by heavy rains and upstream torrents, continue to ravage northern Bangladesh, officials said on Sunday ( Oct 6 ).
In Sherpur, one of the hardest-hit north towns, the liquid amounts of big rivers have surged, submerging new places and displacing thousands of families.
Local regulators fear widespread damage to crops, with crops and farmlands, mainly grain fields, facing possible disaster. Some houses and bridges are submerged in water for several feet, preventing villages and requiring urgent assistance from residents.
” I have never seen such flood in my life”, said Abu Taher, a citizen of the area.
Army employees, using boats and aircraft, have joined save work, delivering emergency resources and evacuating those trapped by the storms.
Bridges have collapsed, and bridges have been submerged, making it difficult for local government to achieve affected areas.
” Our goal is to remove people to secure homes and supply them with essential materials,” said Sherpur district executive Torofdar Mahmudur Rahman.
He said another decayed system, suspected to had floated from India, had been found.
The low-lying state of 170 million has been the subject of numerous floods this month, which highlights its vulnerability to weather change. According to a 2015 World Bank Institute study, 3.5 million persons in Bangladesh are thought to be in danger of flooding their rivers each year, which experts claim is getting worse as a result of global warming.
As water rates continue to rise, issues grow about the long-term effect on the region’s agriculture, especially corn crops. Farmers could suffer a significant economic blow if the floodwaters do n’t subside soon.
Adding to the problems, the wind company has predicted more rainfall in the coming weeks, raising fears of more flood.
The storms in August in northeast Bangladesh, which left more than 70 dead, caused injury estimated at US$ 1.20 billion, according to a research by the Centre for Policy Dialogue, a leading think-tank.
A US$ 134 million philanthropic appeal has been launched by the UN and its partners in order to offer immediate assistance and assistance to Bangladeshi communities affected by continuing floods and cyclones.