More than seven million people in Bangladesh are in needdesperateaid and shelter following deadly monsoon floods earlier this month, the Red Cross warned on Tuesday.
At least 101 people have died in the country’s northeast as rivers swelled to record levels, flooding rural villages after the heaviest rains in a century. “The scale of destruction is much greaterthan in previous floods, said Sanjeev Coughly of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). About 7.2 million people have itin desperate need of shelter and first aid suppliesIn the worst-hit area of Sylhet city, the ICRC said in a statement. The government has sent emergency humanitarian aid to disaster victims, including food rations, said Nitai Dey Sarker, an official with the Bangladesh Disaster Management Authority.
As the water receded further, the rebuilding material was to follow. But if the situation has improved in recent days in Bangladesh, in the northeast, new floods are expected, the monsoon season is just beginning. “We are still stuck in the gutters, still unable to assess the damage.Sylhet villager Abdul Hakim told AFP. “The water level in the rivers is still rising and it is very worrying“, he added. According to the government, about 200,000 people have taken shelter in school buildings, which are closed to students, to accommodate those who have been forced to flee their homes.
Source: Le Figaro
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