Amena Akter, a resident of Uttar Kautli village in Parashuram upazila, Feni, misplaced her husband six years ago and had been residing in a tin dwelling along with her two sons by the roadside.
Her dwelling used to be destroyed by latest floods, which swept away all her valuables.
“I’ll possibly well perhaps well no longer assign the leisure however our lives from the speeding floodwaters,” Amena told TBS.
“On the evening of 21 August, the water rose within 2-3 hours, reaching the bed. The current used to be so stable that half of of the dwelling used to be washed away.”
She sought refuge on the 2d floor of a nearby madrasa along with her two childhood.
Even supposing the water has receded, her hardships persist.
“Now, I’m staying in what’s left of the dwelling, however I acquire wet when it rains. It be entertaining to even bag a plot to sleep,” Amena acknowledged.
With no acquire dwelling, she needed to ship her two sons to an orphanage.
“We have got bought dry meals about a times as reduction, however no one has helped us with refuge. We manufacture no longer need meals – we need a roof over our heads,” she acknowledged, appealing to the govt. for abet.
The latest devastating floods that swept during the northeastern and southeastern districts of the nation hit decrease and decrease-center-class households in Feni the toughest.
Villages come the damaged embankments along the Muhuri River were particularly ravaged.
At some level of a search advice from to about 10 villages in Parshuram, Phulghazi, Daganbhuiyan, and Chhagalnaiya upazilas, this reporter observed that even supposing floodwaters believe receded from most areas, the pain stays severe.
Water had risen to the roofs of many properties, and some were completely washed away.
Displaced residents sought refuge in nearby multi-storied constructions, schools, mosques, madrasas, and varied institutions. Thousands were even pressured to take refuge on bridges.
At some level of the flood, the Muhuri River dam in the border village of Nijkalikapur broke, flooding the dwelling and overturning properties and bushes. An total bunch of acres of crops were destroyed.
Parshuram upazila, particularly Mirzanagar-1 and Chitalia-3 unions, used to be among the worst affected in Feni.
Nurjahan Begum (50), a resident of Ward No-9 in Parshuram, told TBS, “We took refuge in a madrasa and needed to dwell on on dry meals for the most well-known week. The floodwaters were so excessive that rescuers may possibly well perhaps well no longer attain us, and we were pressured to drink polluted floodwater.”
Even supposing she and her family believe returned dwelling, she acknowledged their house is now almost uninhabitable consequently of the extensive pain from the flood.
“The ground of the house is covered in mud, the cooking range is unusable, most of our carpets and rugs were washed away, and what diminutive stays is ruined,” she acknowledged.
She added that they’ve but to receive any the abet of the govt..
Round 100 households are mute taking refuge in a four-storey faculty building in Matubhuiyan Bazar, Daganbhuiyan upazila. Even supposing the floodwaters believe receded from their properties, the properties remain uninhabitable.
Moin Ahmed, a resident of the refuge, told TBS, “The soil floor of my dwelling has been washed away, and the wood and tin construction has been bent.”
“I work on repairing my dwelling at some level of the day and return to the refuge at evening. An organisation named the Dawdle Foundation is providing us with three meals a day,” he added.
Within the Motbi union of Feni Sadar upazila, around 100 households of the native fishermen neighborhood were tormented by the flood, with all their properties damaged. Despite the water receding, many were unable to repair their properties.
Manti Rani, who misplaced her dwelling in the flood, acknowledged, “I’m left helpless with my four daughters and may possibly well perhaps well no longer assign the leisure from my dwelling.”
“If the govt. or any organisation does no longer help in rebuilding my dwelling, I will doubtless be left to undergo the sun and rain,” she added.
Kamala Rani Das, one more resident of this dwelling acknowledged that she had 42 chickens, seven geese which were all washed away.
“We took refuge in a college and were pressured to switch out however mute may possibly well perhaps well no longer repair our dwelling,” she acknowledged.
Final month, floods claimed no longer decrease than 71 lives across 11 districts in the nation, along side Feni. Within the 68 upazilas affected, around 600,000 households were trapped by the waters. Feni district used to be hit hardest, with 29 fatalities reported there.
Afruza Habib Shapla, UNO of Parshuram Upazila, told TBS, “Nearly the total properties in our two unions believe collapsed. Primarily the most severely affected properties are in some distance off areas come the Muhuri River and damaged dams.”
“Relief efforts were restricted in these areas. We’re now focusing on providing financial assistance to basically the most affected households, and a complete lot of NGOs are also extending their toughen,” she added.
Musammat Shahina Akter, deputy commissioner and district magistrate of Feni, acknowledged, “Over 64,000 properties believe either partially or completely collapsed in Feni. While a complete lot of NGOs are providing meals assistance, toughen for shelters has been minimal.”
She added, “We’re making ready an inventory of affected upazilas and arranging govt-supported shelters accordingly.”
Moreover to govt initiatives, some NGOs are actively supporting flood victims in affected areas.
The COAST Foundation, with toughen from Open Fund Bangladesh, has been responding to the disaster in Feni.
Throughout the last seven days, they believe dispensed cooked meals to 1,800 of us across eight shelters.
COAST Foundation Executive Director M Rezaul Karim Chowdhury acknowledged, “Primarily the most mandatory job now is to rehabilitate the affected contributors. We’re planning help for basically the most susceptible areas, along side meals toughen, money for dwelling repairs, and lengthy-term money-for-work programs.”