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Unilever Bangladesh donates Tk 50 lakh to employees affected by flood
Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), the largest Fast Moving Consumer Goods Company has recently launched a Voluntary Donation Programme to support the families of its outer core employee, the Distribution Field Force (DFF), who have been impacted by the devastating floods in Sylhet, Bogra, and the central-northern region of Bangladesh.
Through this programme, employees of Unilever Bangladesh have donated a portion of their monthly salary, and the company matched the donations to raise a total of Tk 50 lakhs, read a media statement.
More than 550 DFF staff were affected by the floods, living without basic necessities such as clean water and shelter.
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To stand beside them, Unilever Bangladesh is providing a sum of Tk fifty lakhs of monetary assistance over July and August and distributing water purifier tablets and protective gear like gum boots.
“The Distribution Field Force (DFF) is an integral part of UBL. Despite the impact of the flood, they are doing their duties to smooth business continuity.
“We are committed to the health and wellbeing of our staff, and as a company, rallied together to stand beside our DFF in their tough time. After all, when you take care of your people, they will take care of the business,” said Sakshi Handa, Human Resource Director, Unilever Bangladesh Limited.
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As one resilient team, Unilever Bangladesh is ensuring the continued safety and well-being of the DFF and their families.
Flooding death toll rises to 135 as one more die
One more person died due to floods across the country in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.
The number of reported fatalities, from May 17 to July 31, rose to 135, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, 75 were from Sylhet, 43 from Mymensingh, 16 from Rangpur and one from Dhaka divisions.
One hundred and seven people drowned in the floodwaters, 16 died in lightning strikes, two from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine due to other reasons.
Also, around 27,268 people were hit by floods during the same period.
Forty-four upazilas were affected by floods, including 33 in Sylhet, three in Rangpur, seven in Mymensingh and one in Chattogram divisions.
Read: Flood situation worsens in Sylhet; low-lying areas in city inundated
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Moulvibazar were the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11, seven and five upazilas affected by floods, respectively.
7 dead in UAE floods after heavy rains
Seven people were killed on Friday in floods in northern and eastern United Arab Emirates (UAE) triggered by two days of heavy rains.
The UAE Ministry of Interior has extended its condolences to the families of the victims who are of various Asian nationalities, Al Salem Al Tunaiji, director general of the ministry's federal operations, said in a tweet.
Al Tunaiji said 80 percent of those who were evacuated have returned to their homes, noting the rescue operations are still ongoing in the affected three emirates.
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Heavy downpours have lashed northern and eastern UAE for two days since Wednesday, causing floods in several regions, including the emirates of Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah, where 879 people have been rescued, the ministry said on Thursday night.
About 827 hotel rooms have been allocated by the Ministry of Community Development to accommodate 1,885 people from the three emirates.
According to the UAE National Center of Meteorology, Fujairah has recorded the biggest rainfall for the month of July in the past 27 years.
Flood death count rises to 134 as 3 more die
Three more people died due to floods across the country in the 24 hours to Friday morning.
The number of reported fatalities, from May 17 to July 28, rose to 134, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, 74 were from Sylhet, 43 from Mymensingh, 16 from Rangpur and one from Dhaka divisions.
Read: Flood damages property, crops worth over Tk 86811 crore: Enamur
One hundred and six people drowned in the floodwaters, 16 died in lightning strikes, two from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine others due to other reasons.
Also, around 26,357 people were hit by floods during the same period.
Forty-four upazilas were affected by floods, including 33 in Sylhet, three in Rangpur, seven in Mymensingh and one in Chattogram divisions.
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Moulvibazar were the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11, seven and five upazilas affected by floods, respectively.
Two more deaths push up flood toll to 131
The death toll from floods in the country rose to 131 with two more deaths in Lalmonirhat district in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.
The deaths were recorded from May 17 to July 26, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The latest victims drowned in floodwater, it added.
Of the deceased, 73 were from Sylhet, 43 from Mymensingh, 14 from Rangpur and one from Dhaka division.
Read: Flood damages property, crops worth over Tk 86811 crore: Enamur
One hundred and three people drowned in floodwaters, 16 died by lightning strikes, two from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine others due to other reasons.
Around 24,838 people were hit by floods during the same period.
One hundred and eighty-five upazilas were affected by floods, including 33 in Sylhet, three in Rangpur, seven in Mymensingh and one in Chattogram divisions.
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Moulvibazar were the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11, seven and five upazilas affected by floods respectively.
Flood damages property, crops worth over Tk 86811 crore: Enamur
The recent devastating floods ravaging the country’s north and northeastern regions caused damages worth over Tk 86811.65 crore, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Md. Enamur Rahman on Monday.
The flooding was triggered by torrential rains from second week of May in the north and eastern region, said the minister. Heavy rainfall in the bordering Indian states of Meghalaya and Assam and onrush of uphill waters aggravated the flood situation, he added.
Enamur was talking to reporters following a meeting of an inter-ministerial disaster management coordination committee’ at the Secretariat.
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“The water level of Surma was flowing above its danger mark from May 13 due to the torrential rains and onrush of hilly water from the upstream, causing flood in Sylhet, Sunamganj and other adjacent areas which spread to 18 districts of the country,” he said.
The damages include crops worth over Tk 1258,53 crore (full) and of Tk 55957.21 crore (partial), he said.
Besides, houses worth Tk 368.84 crore have been damaged fully while partially damaged houses worth over Tk 1355.03 crore, he added.
The damages to bridges, culverts, paved and dirt roads, schools, colleges and madrashas, mosques, temples and embankments have been estimated at Tk 86811.65 crore, said the minister.
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The government has allocated 7.20 thousand metric tonnes of rice, Tk 09.44 crore in cash, 1.40 lakh for dry foods, Tk 40 lakh for baby food, Tk 40 lakh for fodder, Tk 2.61 crore for houses and 8,7000 bundles of corrugated iron-sheets for building houses from April 1 to July 21, he said.
The death toll from the floods in the country rose to 129 in the past 24 hours till Monday morning.
Flood death count rises to 129 as 2 more die
Two more people died due to floods across the country in the 24 hours to Sunday morning.
The number of reported fatalities, from May 17 to July 23, rose to 129, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the deceased, 73 were from Sylhet, 43 from Mymensingh, 12 from Rangpur and one from Dhaka divisions.
One hundred and one people died after drowning in the floodwaters, 16 died in lightning strikes, two from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine others due to other reasons.
Also, around 23,798 people were hit by floods during the same period.
Read: Bangladesh among global hotspots of series of floods: Study
Forty-four upazilas were affected by floods, including 33 in Sylhet, three in Rangpur, seven in Mymensingh and one in Chattogram divisions.
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Moulvibazar were the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11, seven and five upazilas affected by floods, respectively.
Flash flood kills at least 21 people in southern Iran
Flash floods in Iran’s drought-stricken southern Fars province have killed at least 21 people, state television said Saturday.
Heavy rains swelled the Roudbal river by the city of Estahban, according to the city’s governor Yousef Karegar.
Karegar said rescue teams had saved 55 people who were trapped by the flash flooding, but at least six people were still missing.
Flooding hit more than 10 villages in the province, he added.
Iran’s interior minister, Ahmad Vahidi, shared his condolences with the families of the flood victims, state television later reported.
Iran’s meteorology department had warned about possibly heavy seasonal rainfall across the country that is facing a decades-long drought blamed on climate change. The dangers of flash flooding have also been exacerbated by the widespread construction of buildings and roads near riverbeds.
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In March 2018, a flash flood in Fars province caused the death of 44 people.
ADB to help govt recover losses from flood
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has assured the government to provide all sorts of cooperation to help recoup the losses from the recent flood across Bangladesh including Sylhet.
Edimon Ginting, country director of ADB, made the assurance during a courtesy call on LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam at the latter’s office on Thursday.
In the meeting, the minister briefed the country director about the damages, including roads, bridges, culverts, water, and sanitation system due to the flood and various measures taken by the government to recover the losses as early as possible.
He said ADB always stands beside Bangladesh with help to build rural infrastructures, and in many sectors including water resources, agriculture, education, transport, and fuel.
The minister thanked the regional money lender for its positive role to achieve the sustainable development goals of the country.
In response, Edimon Ginting has expressed his keen interest to work with the government on a rehabilitation programme in flood-affected areas.
Mentioning that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been working relentlessly to build a developed country within 2041, Ginting said Bangladesh has become a role model of development in the world.
Floods damage 1600 km roads, bridges in Sylhet: Govt estimate
Two rounds of flood have caused extensive damages to roads and bridges in Sylhet division, disrupting road communication and causing sufferings to people.
Some areas in Sylhet division are still under floodwater. Vehicles are plying on these roads with risk as flooding has created potholes on almost every road, said locals.
According to a joint estimate by the Roads and Highways department (RHD), the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) and Sylhet City Corporation (SCC), a total of 1,600 kilometers of roads and have been damaged in this year’s flooding in the Sylhet region, which is worth Tk 2,100 crore.
The two rounds of flooding battered the region in May and June. Almost all the roads of Sylhet were submerged which severed Sylhet’s road link with the rest of the country. Although floodwater has receded from most of the areas, road communication is yet to return to its usual state.
According to the LGED, SCC and RHD, around 1600 km roads and 2.5km bridges in the four districts of Sylhet division need repairing, which will cost approximately Tk 2,100 crore.
Read: Flood situation worsens in Sylhet; low-lying areas in city inundated
According to the SCC, 186.53km roads in Sylhet metropolitan area have been damaged. Besides, 96.72km drains, one km retaining wall, 60km footpaths and 82km water lines have been affected by floodwater.
“Tk 328 crore is needed to repair these. We’ve already requested the ministry concerned for allocation,” said Nur Azizur Rahman, Chief Engineer of SCC.
Mostafizur Rahman, Executive Engineer of Sylhet RHD, said roads under RHD worth Tk 550 crore were destroyed by the flood.
“We’ve conducted departmental repairing works as temporary solution. Permanent repairs won’t be possible if we don’t get the required funds,” Mostafizur said.
Flooding has ruined rural roads built by LGED the most. The length of these roads is at least 1,200km and the amount of losses is around Tk 1,000 crore.
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“We’ve been able to mitigate the losses to some extent by using sandbags during the flooding. We’ve kept the roads useable through using bricks and sandbags in places where holes have emerged,” said Enamul Kabir, Executive Engineer of Sylhet LGED.