Bangladesh floods: 59 Killed, thousands homeless in 11 districts
homeless, The Daily Star reported.
At least 59 people died, and over 53 lakh people in 11 districts were affected by the flood.
Many people have been left without homes, and low-income families, especially farmers, have lost not only their houses but also their livelihoods due to the destruction of crops and ponds, as per The Daily Star.
«Floodwaters swept away my mud house. It's all I had in this world. Now, I have no place to live,» said a devastated Nurun Begum, 65, of Mierpara village in Moulvibazar's Kulaura upazila.
«I've had to taken shelter on the front porch of one of my neighbour's house,» she explained in a helpless voice.
«My house quickly went underwater after the embankment along the Manu river got breached on August 22. Even though the floodwater has receded, I cannot return home as my house has been damaged,» Sujan Mia, an autorickshaw driver from the same village, said.
Further, Sujan disclosed that he was staying at one of his relative's houses.
Jamsed Ali, also a resident of Mierpara area, said, «My vegetable garden, which was my sole income source, has been washed away. Now, how will my family survive?»
According to Moulvibazar District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer Mohammad Sadu Mia, around 8,786 houses have been damaged by the recent flood in the district.
«We have already sent a letter to higher authorities concerned seeking allocation to rehabilitate the flood victims,» he said.
Cumilla has been similarly devastated by the floods.
«My house and all the furniture in it have been
