The devastating flood situation in Bangladesh has forced people to take refuge on trees by making temporary canopies and rooftops of thatched houses. They are awaiting evacuation as the flood ravaging the south-western districts has taken a immoderate turn following breaches in embankments in Satkhira. Reports from Dhaka say that in affected districts floods have caused a disaster of unprecedented proportions, because these south-western districts had been flood free and people were not used to facing such a calamity.
Their Aman crops has been damaged and the mostly mud-walled houses have collapsed, the people of the affected areas in the eight border districts have also lost household articles and other valuables. Helicopters of the Bangladesh Air Force joined the rescue and relief operations on Tuesday and rushed relief materials to the worst hit areas. Bureau Report