Bangladesh Floods have over a hundred and seventy million humans and heaps of rivers. Over the past several years, weather change has brought frequent flooding incidents, resulting in irregular rainfall and melting glaciers inside the Himalayas.
Tragic Losses and Rescue Efforts
In Shahjadpur town in northern rural area, two teenage boys died after their boat sank in a flood. “Nine individuals were onboard on the small boat. Two kids did not know how to swim. They drowned.” Sabuj Rana, the police chief, stated.
Further north in Kurigram, three people lost their lives when their boats got tangled with live electric wires during floods in separate instances of electrocution, confirmed by Officer Bishwadeb Roy, Chief Police. Moreover, there were three more casualties related to floods earlier this week.
Government Response and Relief Efforts
Many government-run relief camps have been organized for internally displaced people (IDPs), and food and other materials are being sent to the most affected areas within the country’s south region. Kamrul Hasan, the Secretary responsible for disaster management, said, “More than 2 million individuals are affected by floods. There are 17 among the country’s sixty-four districts that have encountered this problem.”
Worsening Situation Predicted
Northern officials warned that things could get worse with some parts of the Brahmaputra River already above the danger mark in the Kurigram district. Where flooding is worst hit, eight out of nine towns were submerged under the water level. Local disaster official Abdul Hye reported that heavy flooding was taking place in the area.
Gafur describes what took place:” I am a councilor at the local administration level here in the Kurigram area. We face yearly floodings, but this year, our river was very high up—it rose by six to eight feet within three days—and those houses in a family of more than 80% floodwaters have entered. We are trying to take food, especially rice and edible oil, but we don’t have drinking water.”
Climate Change and the Monsoon
Bangladesh is presently in the middle of its summer monsoon season, which debts to about 70-eight percent of South Asia’s total annual rainfall. This rain causes frequent floods and landslides. The extent and intensity of these falls are not easy to predict, however, scientists argue that climate change tends to make monsoons stronger and more erratic.
In light of this changing situation, the government and local authorities will continue their work on relief provision. While making efforts to decrease its effects on affected communities.
