3 upazila of Feni cut off communication due to flood, desperate for survival

Three lakh people in the vast township of Panch Upazila of Feni are witnessing the terrible flood of remembrance. Not wealth, saving life has become the main thing for people. Communication has been severed in Phulgazi, Parashuram, Chagalnaya upazilas. No electricity connection.

Along with the army, Coast Guard, BGB, Fire Service and volunteers have joined in the rescue of the victims due to the heavy pressure of Indian mountain torrents and continuous rains. However, the rescue operations are being hampered due to the loss of communication in the affected areas and the strong flow of water.

According to local sources, with the passage of time, Banvasi people's desire to survive in the isolated disaster area has become strong. 24 boats of Army and Coast Guard are engaged in rescue operation. About 95 percent of Phulghazi, Parashuram, Chagalnaya, Feni Sadar and Daganbhuyan areas of the district have been submerged in water. The road communication system is closed, there is no electricity connection.

Abdul Qayyum of Bir Chandranagar village of Parashuram said that the strong current is not the responsibility of saving people's lives. The flood victims are desperate to save their lives.

Amjad Hossain took shelter in a hotel in Feni city along with his family members from Mirzanagar area of ​​Parashuram. He said, throughout the night, I saw panic, people's cries and the devastating form of flood. I was forced to leave the house with only a few clothes.
Shaldhar village of Parshuram said. Rahim said that most of the single-storey and one-story kitchens in the area have been submerged. There is nowhere to take shelter. No action is being taken to rescue the flood victims.

Anandpur Union Md. Shahidullah said, although there is a flood every year in Fulgazi and Parashuram upazilas, such a terrible flood did not happen after 1988. Flood water has entered almost every house and residence in the three upazilas.

Akbar Hossain of Omrabad village of Daganbhuyan upazila said, I left home with my family and only the necessary documents and took shelter elsewhere. Houses and surroundings have been submerged in the water.

Sub-Divisional Engineer of Feni Water Development Board. Abul Kashem said, water is entering the locality through 27 broken parts of flood control dams of Muhuri, Kahua and Ceylonia rivers. River water is flowing 86 cm above the danger line. The flood situation in the district has worsened due to the collapse of one more dam along with the 26 dams that broke in the last flood. Due to the loss of communication, the rescue work cannot be carried out properly. The water is still rising with the rain.

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