Staff Reporter:
Flood situation in the country’s southeastern districts Cumilla, Noakhali and Lakshmipur is improving gradually while it has improved in the northeastern district Moulvibazar.
Besides, the flood situation in Chattogram, Feni, Khagrachhari, Habiganj, Sylhet, Brahmanbaria and Cox’s Bazar districts remained normal yesterday, a press release issued by the Ministry of Disaster Man-agement and Relief said yesterday afternoon.
The death toll from the devastating flood remained unchanged as no new casualty was reported in the last 24 hours, it said, adding that so far 59 people, including 41 male, six female and 12 children, have died.
Among the deaths, 14 were reported from Cumilla, 23 from Feni, six from Chattogram, nine from Noakhali, one each from Khagrachhari, Brahmanbaria, Moulvibazar and Lakshmipur and three from Cox’s Bazar districts.
Besides, one person remained missing in Moulvibazar district.
The flood-affected districts are – Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur and Cox’s Bazar.
Besides, people are returning home from shelter centers as the country’s overall flood situation has im-proved significantly. Road communication has become normal in flood-affected districts.
According to the release, around 54 lakh people were affected by the flood in 504 unions and municipal-ities under 68 upazilas in 11 districts in the country.
About 7.05 lakh families remained stranded while over 3.5 lakh people are still staying in 3,870 shelter centres.
Now, 510 medical teams are providing medical services to the affected people in the flood-hit districts.
Regarding relief efforts, Taka 4.52 crore in cash, 20,650 metric tonnes of rice and 15,000 packets of dry food, Taka 35 lakh for baby food and Taka 35 lakh for cattle feed have been allocated for the 11 flood-hit districts.
However, 1,59,400 packets of relief materials including dry food, clothes and drinking water collected by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement were sent for the distressed humanity in the flood-hit areas through the Department of Disaster Management (DDM).
A total of 2,92,625 packets of relief materials and 21,650 packets of cooked meals were distributed among flood victims by armed forces.
Some 42,886 people have been rescued and health services have been provided to 32,256 people. Out of them 153 people were rescued by helicopter and were given treatment.
A total of 24 camps and 18 medical teams run by the armed forces provided treatment in flood-affected areas. Drinking water, water purification tablet, clothes, medicines, baby foods and sanitary items were also distributed.
Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of the flood-hit areas have been instructed to work in coordination with the coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force, Fire Service and Civil Defence, medical teams and other volunteers.
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief’s control room remains open 24/7 for providing infor-mation. The control room’s number is- 0255101115.
All authorities concerned have been asked to take necessary measures for preventing waterborne diseases in the post-flood period.
Besides, field hospitals have been prepared in the flood-hit districts while physicians from army and dis-trict civil surgeon offices are providing healthcare services there.
