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Approximately 3.66 million people have been impacted by flooding as heavy Monsoon rains hit the northeastern and southeastern districts of Bangladesh and upstream in Tripura, India.
Many have been left stranded and seeking evacuation in shelters, with 13 left dead. 1.9 million of those affected are women, while 1.15 million are children and adolescents (5 to 19 Years).
According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board, water levels in the Kushiyara, Manu, Dhalai, Khowai, Muhuri, Feni, and Halda rivers were above the danger level, while the Muhuri River in Feni experienced its highest water levels in the past 40 years.
Authorities in Tripura made a sudden overnight decision to open a sluice gate of the Dumboor Reservoir without prior warning, sending a significant volume of floodwaters downstream through the transboundary Gomti River. This caused severe flooding in 11 districts of Bangladesh, including Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Cumilla, Chandpur, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, and Rangamati.
Journalists in the affected districts have reported that the floodwaters have eroded roads, damaged embankments and bridges, submerged crop fields, and swept fish from ponds. The Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla’s Chauddagram is submerged disrupting traffic. Highways connecting the Feni, Cumilla, and Noakhali districts are completely submerged.
The flood situation has worsened in low-lying areas of the districts affected.
Shabel Firuz (Head of Asia, Islamic Relief Worldwide) says:
“Many people are out of food and others will run out in the coming days. As markets are flooded and not operating, people have nowhere to buy supplies, so it’s urgent that aid gets through to them.
“People’s houses have been damaged, washed away or completely covered in the flood water. Thousands of people are looking to make their way to flood shelters where they will need a lot of support. Islamic Relief’s office in Sylhet and the homes of some our staff have also been flooded.”
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The flash floods and subsequent waterlogging have disproportionately affected extremely poor households, particularly those displaced due to damage to their shelters. Most of the affected districts do not frequently experience such disasters, leaving many people with little to no preparedness or awareness of how to respond.
People are currently stranded in their homes and urgently need evacuation support, as thousands of households have been damaged, with fish and standing crops washed away. Many people are now living under the open sky, having lost their belongings to the disaster.
The situation is expected to worsen, with forecasts predicting heavy rainfall over the next two days, and river levels already reaching dangerous heights.
When floods strike, vulnerable children, women, men, and elders are cut off from life-saving medicine, vital communication, and transport. Thousands of toilets and tube wells have already been destroyed, and without adequate sanitation and shelter, many are even more vulnerable to the spread of disease.
Without vital aid and intervention, so many will continue to suffer beyond the crisis. Hundreds of educational institutions have either been closed, or submerged by the devastating floods – the future of education for so many is now at risk or gone completely.
What’s more, the looming of an ongoing global hunger crisis which has already engulfed parts of the world threatens to worsen the unfolding situation in Bangladesh. The department of Agricultural Extension’s district office confirms that the rising water levels have destroyed tens of thousands of hectares of seedbeds and summer vegetables. The people of the region may now face starvation without our help, please donate now.
Islamic Relief is responding to the situation. Our teams in Bangladesh have a well-equipped surge team, which has arrived in the Feni and Cumilla districts – the most affected areas – to begin assessments and plan distributions.
Our immediate response will involve aiming to distribute around 1,580 hygiene kits and multi-purpose cash assistance to around 1,580 families over the next few days.
We are also in the process of procuring food packs to distribute in Cumilla and Feni over the next few days
Additionally, we are liaising with START FUND Bangladesh – a network of aid agencies across the world, working together to revolutionise the global humanitarian system – and have facilitated a meeting with START Fund members to initiate an alert for this response.
You have the power to prevent the further suffering of those facing the floods in Bangladesh right now. Islamic Relief has been working in Bangladesh for over 30 years, and is responding now. As well as hiring boats to reach stranded people, we will be distributing food, water purification and hygiene items.
By donating to our Bangladesh Floods Appeal, you can provide a lifeline to the thousands of children, women, men, and elders who without our help, will face a life without their fundamental needs, let alone their livelihoods, homes and precious belongings.
Please donate now and help save lives.