The situation has taken such a look as most of the rivers of the country are overflowing while some have already crossed the danger level.
Till Thursday, at least 20 people were drowned across the country leaving about 1.3 million people marooned for last few days, according to local media and department of disaster management.
Md. Arifuzzaman Bhuyan, an executive engineer at Bangladesh Water Development Board, told Anadolu Agency that current flood situation has begun last week and is likely to improve from the next week.
The flood situation occurred mainly because of heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya in India, and such a rainfall and overflow of river waters are normal in this period of time as monsoon is on, he added.
Besides, “the impact of climate changes also played role in the rise of river waters, and we need more researches in this field to take pre-measures,” said Mr Bhuyan who is also an expert at the state-run Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC).
In the meantime, people in flood-affected areas are facing food crisis, shortage of pure drinking water, while some were suffering from water-borne diseases.
To help the flood victims, the government also allocated 17,550 tons of food items and $247,964.20 to the flood victims, State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md Enamur Rahman told reporters in Dhaka on Tuesday.
On the other hand, the FFWC said that monsoon would possibly hit four more districts, however, heavy rains are not likely to fall in next 48 hours.
Professor Ainun Nishat, an expert of water resource management and climate change in Bangladesh, told Anadolu Agency that waters from neighboring India and Nepal are also flowing down to Bangladesh.
Enlarging the embankments around the rivers, dredging of rivers and canals and building switch-gates in front of canals could free people from floods, he suggested.
The country witnessed much worse situation in 2017 when 42% of the total land of Bangladesh submerged in flood waters bringing untold sufferings for millions of people.
As many as 234 people have lost lives and other 29 reported missing, in the deluge caused by incessant rains in South Asia, over last one week, revealed data from four countries.
Some 9.4 million people have been affected in India’s Northeastern provinces of Assam and Bihar. In both provinces 95 people have been reported dead. In Bihar alone, 4.6 million people have been affected due to flooding and landslides.
In Assam, the State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) has put the death toll to 28.
“The flood waters have receded. But still 5.7 million people remain affected,” the Authority reported.
Indian government has set up nearly 226 relief camps to help the marooned people.
The floods have also hit the wild life sanctuary in Assam killing, 39 animals including five endangered one-horned rhinos at Kaziranga National Park.
In neighboring Aurnachal Prasdesh, bordering China, rains have caused landslides at several places blocking the strategic national highway.
In North Indian province of Uttar Pradesh, three children of a family were killed when roof of their house collapsed, due to heavy rains in Muzaffarnagar district, officials said.
In the Himalayan country of Nepal, at least 90 people were reported killed and 29 remain missing, according to date issued by the country’s interior ministry.
Nearly 17,000 families have also been displaced in country's east and central regions. The landlocked country has sought help from international aid agencies to mitigate the losses.
In Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir, 35 people were killed and 23 others injured, when lightening and flash floods struck parts of scenic Neelum valley.
According to National Disaster Management Authority, 173 houses and 70 shops were washed in flash floods. Besides, 500 people have been displaced in the region.
In Bangladesh, rains killed at least 11 people and left millions more marooned, for over past few days, officials said on Thursday.
According to the disaster management and relief ministry, over 3 million people have been affected so far by the flooding which started about two weeks ago.
Arifuzzaman Bhuyan, an executive engineer at Bangladesh Water Development Board, told Anadolu Agency that overflow of rivers is normal in monsoon season.
“The flood situation occurred mainly because of heavy rainfall in Assam and Meghalaya in India,” he said.
In a message, the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered help to work with authorities in the affected countries, to attend to the humanitarian needs. He expressed grief over the loss of life, displacement of people and destruction of property due to the heavy rains and flooding in the South Asian region.
