Many residents remain unable to cook or return to normal life as floodwaters continue to submerge homes.
DHAKA: Monsoon rains have triggered devastating floods and landslides across southeastern Bangladesh, killing at least 44 people and leaving more than one million others stranded, according to the country’s Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
The ministry said seven districts Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Moulvibazar and Habiganj have been severely affected, disrupting daily life and leaving thousands of families trapped. Authorities said 267,918 homes have been inundated by floodwaters.
Many residents remain unable to cook or return to normal life as floodwaters continue to submerge homes. Others have begun clearing mud and debris from their houses and kitchens where water levels have started to recede.
A resident of the hard-hit Chattogram district said floodwater was still inside homes, leaving families without cooking facilities or electricity. He said food supplies had run out and children were spending nights in darkness due to prolonged power outages.
The Bangladesh Army and Navy are delivering food, drinking water, medicines and other essential supplies by boat to isolated communities, while relief operations have been intensified across the affected areas.
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Iqbal Hossain said the government was making every effort to assist flood victims by distributing relief goods, clean drinking water and medicines. He urged residents whose homes remain flooded to move to nearby emergency shelters.
The report added that Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar have also been hit by heavy rains, where landslides have killed 16 people, including women and children.
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More than one million Rohingya refugees live in the camps, which are particularly vulnerable to monsoon-related disasters due to the hilly terrain.
