Floods in Bangladesh kill 36 and spread waterborne diseases
June 22, 2022, 8:40 am

Floods in Bangladesh kill 36 and spread waterborne diseases

Floods cause material damage, with several vehicles and houses destroyed or affected/Pixabay

The Anews reported, citing the Anadolu Agency, floods that swept across most of Bangladesh's low-lying areas due to heavy rains have killed at least 36 people and spread waterborne diseases in the affected regions, with calls mounting for food and potable water.

The deaths were mainly due to diarrhea, snake bites, drowning, landslides and other injuries, according to the Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The dead include 18 in the northeastern Sylhet administrative division, 15 in the north-central Mymensingh division and three in the northern Rangpur division, it said late Tuesday, adding that over 3,000 people have been infected by various waterborne diseases due to floods in four parts of the country from June 18-21, including 382 in the past few hours.

Bisnakandi Sylhet in Bangladesh - Pic. Pixabay

The situation in Bangladesh has worsened due to the heavy rains and an onrush of water from the hills across the borders in India, affecting at least 13 districts out of the 64 that have been submerged.

According to the report, Bangladesh has also started facing a humanitarian crisis in the flood-affected areas.

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It said that government agencies are working on a priority basis to send food and potable water. The army, navy and members of the air force have joined the effort.

Floodwaters have also damaged 56,000 hectares of paddy fields in the Sylhet administrative division alone while agricultural goods and seeds in other regions have been damaged, including in the Rangpur division.

Agriculture Minister Mohammad Abdur Razzaque said: "Farmers will not be able to recover from the damage if the flooding is prolonged."

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The floods have caused extensive damage to roads and rail lines. The Bangladesh Railway Engineering Department said Tuesday that the floodwaters were slowly moving out from the submerged railway lines.

However, if the floods are prolonged, the situation will worsen further, according to state-owned Bangladesh Railway.

Source: anews

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