In India and Bangladesh, millions of people are waiting for clean water and food as a result of severe flooding. A particularly heavy monsoon flooded entire villages and towns. In India’s northeastern state of Assam, many residents had to abandon their homes after the Brahmaputra, one of Asia’s largest rivers, overflowed.
Thousands of buildings were submerged in the floods, green rice paddies turned into mud deserts, schools and hospitals were flooded with brown water. Dozens of people died in the floods. According to Indian media reports, 73 people died in Assam alone. However, it is difficult to assess the situation as many areas are currently inaccessible. There were other deaths as a result of landslides and lightning.
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A total of 4.5 million people in northeast India are affected by the consequences of the flood. Now flood victims are flocking to overcrowded emergency camps. The Indian army is helping with the rescue work. Local residents travel in self-made boats and rafts. In inaccessible areas, rescue teams dropped aid packages. In neighboring Bangladesh, heavy rains also caused rivers to turn into torrents. In Sylhet, on the border with India, there is talk of the worst flood in history to date. Some areas are more than 90% underwater. Tens of thousands of people were accommodated in emergency shelters.
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According to UNICEF, four million people in Bangladesh are now in need of immediate assistance, including 1.6 million children. “Children urgently need clean water,” said Sheldon Yett of the United Nations Children’s Fund. diseases must be prevented. The organization wants to raise donations of 2.5 million dollars for emergency aid. Bangladesh is one of the countries particularly struggling with the consequences of climate change. Large areas are just above sea level. According to the World Bank, by 2050, one in seven citizens could be forced to leave their homes because of climate change.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina flew over the disaster area in a helicopter on Tuesday. Floods like these are “nothing new” for Bangladesh, the prime minister said, according to The Daily Star. The country has to live with these natural disasters. She promised quick help for the flooding areas.