Desk Report,
People across Gomtipara have spent sleepless nights in fear, some are building shacks on the embankment
Sangraish area of Comilla Adarsh Sadar Upazila. While passing through the embankment road of the Gomti River in the afternoon, the local people were seen busy in a different way. Some were planting bamboo on the ground on the embankment next to the road. Some were building shacks with polythene or tarpaulin on that bamboo. The rising water of the river caused anxiety and worry among both men and women.
People across Gomtipara have spent sleepless nights in fear, some are building shacks on the embankment
Standing next to her was Anwara Begum, who is in her seventies. She lives in a dilapidated tin house on the banks of the Gomti River inside the embankment. She is passing her time in anxiety as the water of the Gomti River approaches her house. Anwara said, “The water of the river has been rising for three days. Last year, everything I had was swept away in a single rainstorm. Then they rescued me with a few poles and took me to a school. After the flood, I was repairing the house with the help of my family. Here comes the flood again. I haven’t slept even for a minute in Kalka Rai.’
Babul Mia was building a shack with bamboo and polythene next to it. He told Prothom Alo, ‘The water is rising like last year. The water is in the current condition, if it rises a little more, it will enter the houses of the residents of the char. That is why I have built it with bamboo and polythene so that we can bring and store our belongings.’
Sangraish area of Comilla Adarsh Sadar Upazila. While passing through the embankment road of the Gomti River in the afternoon, the local people were seen busy in a different way. Some were planting bamboo on the ground on the embankment next to the road. Some were building shacks with polythene or tarpaulin on that bamboo. The rising water of the river caused anxiety and worry among both men and women.
Standing next to her was Anwara Begum, who is in her seventies. She lives in a dilapidated tin house on the banks of the Gomti River inside the embankment. She is passing her time in anxiety as the water of the Gomti River approaches her house. Anwara said, “The water of the river has been rising for three days. Last year, everything I had was swept away in a single rainstorm. Then they rescued me with a few poles and took me to a school. After the flood, I was repairing the house with the help of my family. Here comes the flood again. I haven’t slept even for a minute in Kalka Rai.’
Babul Mia was building a shack with bamboo and polythene next to it. He told Prothom Alo, ‘The water is rising like last year. The water is in the current condition, if it rises a little more, it will enter the houses of the residents of the char. That is why I have built it with bamboo and polythene so that we can bring and store our belongings.’
