Villagers in Bangladesh wade through floods

Описание: (20 Jun 2022)
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Sylhet - 20 June 2022
1. Various of flooded village and people moving their belongings by boat
2. Various of people collecting aid from a boat in front of a shelter
3. People moving on boat and on foot in chest-deep water to collect aid
4. Various of Rashida (red dress) along with her brother moving through water to collect aid
5. People collecting aid from boat
6. Woman moving in chest-deep water returning home after collecting aid  
7. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Mehedi Hasan Parvez, Businessman:
"This kind of flood never happened before. In some cases, even the second storey of  buildings have inundated. These are all lowlands. Many people have been skipping two to three meals because they can't cook anything. Some are going without water at home for three days. They have no food at home and can't go to the market to buy supplies. People are asking for a place just to stand (on dry ground for shelter)."
8. Various of people on boat moving in front of a inundated mosque
9. Close of the inundated mosque
10. Various of a man rowing a boat to check his inundated house
11. Various of people going to shelter through thigh-deep water to collect aid
12. People gathered at the steps of  a shelter for aid while a woman wades through water in the foreground
13. People standing inside corridors of shelter, seen through netting
14. People and cattle inside a room in the shelter, children eating
15. Woman sitting in a shelter room while others sleep
16. Grandmother holding a new-born baby on her lap while the mother sits beside them
17. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Jainabunnesa, Housewife:
"I came here(shelter) because of the flood. My house has been destroyed by the floodwater. We are living in the shelter altogether with our cattle and family."
18. Tree uprooted by flood water blocking the road
19. Various of people trying to cross a flooded road, making their way through fast flowing floodwater
STORYLINE:
Authorities in India and Bangladesh struggled Monday to deliver food and drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people evacuated from their homes in days of flooding that have submerged wide swaths of the countries.
The floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed more than a dozen people, marooned millions and flooded millions of houses.
In Sylhet, in northeastern Bangladesh along the Surma River, villagers waded through streets flooded up to their knees.
Local TV said millions remained without electricity.
Enamur Rahman, junior minister for disaster and relief, said up to 100,000 people have been evacuated in the worst-hit districts, including Sylhet.
About 4 million are marooned, the United News of Bangladesh said.
Major roads in affected regions of Bangladesh were submerged, leaving people stranded.
In a country with a history of climate change-induced disasters, many expressed frustration that authorities haven't done more locally.
"This kind of flood never happened before. In some cases, even the second storey of  buildings have inundated," said Mehedi Hasan Parvez, a businessman from Sylhet.
"Many people have been skipping two to three meals because they can't cook anything. Some are going without water at home for three days. They have no food at home and can't go to the market to buy supplies. People are asking for a place just to stand (on dry ground for shelter)."
The national Flood Forecasting and Warning Center said on Sunday that flooding in the northeastern districts of Sunamganj and Sylhet could worsen.
Media reports said villagers in remote areas are struggling to obtain drinking water and food.

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