Sylhet faces food, pure drinking water crisis
19 June 2022, 06:19 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 11:57 pm
Marooned by flooding, thousands of people of Sylhet are now facing a food and drinking water crisis.
“We do not have enough food or drinking water. All our belongings are underwater,”said Saleha Khatun, a resident of Chararpar of Sylhet city.
Floods are ravaging the country and vast areas starting from Sylhet-Sunamganj to northern Nilphamari, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram have been submerged by floodwaters.
As rains ceased, floodwater started to recede in some flood-hit areas on Sunday. However, many rivers are still flowing above the danger level.
Power supply has partially restored in some areas of Sylhet city after eight hours of disruption around 8 pm on Saturday, said Abdul Kadir, Chief engineer of Power Development Board, Sylhet.
The power supply to Sulhet was suspended Saturday afternoon as flood water entered the Kumargaon Power Grid substation.
Power supply was restored in a number of areas in the city including Jindabazar, Chouhatta, Ambarkhana, Bandarbazar, Nayasarak, Naiurpool, Shahi Eidgah, Tilagarh, Baluchar and Mirer Dokan on Sunday.
