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northeastern and
central Bangladesh have
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Bangladesh is
crisscrossed by 230
rivers, including 53
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In the northern district

of Kurigram, one of the
worst-hit areas,
thousands of villagers
have moved from their
homes to higher ground
since the weekend,
bringing along their
cattle and other
belongings, said Mizanur
Rahman Soikat, project
coordinator with the
Bidyanondo Foundation,
a local charity. The
foundation has been
distributing both cooked
and dry food to the
ood-a ected villagers,
many of whom have lost
their crops and
livelihood.

Soikat said that over the

last few weeks, the
charity has distributed
food to some 135,000
people in Kurigram,
while the government’s
relief o ce was also
providing food, cash and
cattle food.

“Over last two days, the

situation has
deteriorated and many
villages went
underwater in the
district," he said by
phone. “I have seen
thousands taking
shelter.”

The International
Federation of Red Cross
and Red Crescent
Societies said in a
statement Monday that
more than a million
Bangladeshis have been
marooned by the oods,
with the worst of it
happening since the
weekend.

“Thousands of people
are expected to leave
their homes throughout
the beginning of this
week to seek shelter in
higher ground as the
Water Development
Board warned that the
onrush of water from
upstream would further
intensify,” the statement
said.

A.T.M. Akhteruzzman, a
relief and rehabilitation
o cer in the northern
district of Rangpur, said
about 50,000 people who
live along the Teesta
River basin have been
marooned.

“Waters are coming from

India, while heavy
rainfalls in the region
are causing havoc,” he
said. “We are trying to do
our best to stand by the
people, as we have
already provided more
than 300 tons of rice,
cattle food, baby food
and a good amount of
cash. Our relief
operations will
continue."

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