Flood in Bangladesh
Inflation force families to cut eggs, milk from children's diets!
Poet Bharatchandra Ray Gunakor wrote in the middle ages, "May my child thrive on milk and rice." This deep desire of parents for their children's well-being has persisted through the ages, wishing for their offspring to have sufficient good food to eat. For many parents in Bangladesh, this is a profound sorrow; often, they cannot provide nutritious food for their children. In middle-class families, there was once a time when a little allowance for eggs and milk for the children was common. Even lower-income families would strive to offer their children a bit of rice with milk whenever possible. It is not uncommon to find mothers in Bangladesh who fry one egg to share among three or four children.
Post-flood agricultural rehabilitation should be the top priority
The southeastern, central, and northeastern regions of Bangladesh have been devastated by the most severe flood in recent memory. This sudden flood has already inundated 11 districts, with its effects also felt in the surrounding areas. Approximately 5.7 million people have been directly affected, with around 1 million trapped by the water. So far, 23 people have lost their lives. Many others are suffering from extreme hunger and disease. Those who managed took shelter in relatively high places, markets, schools, embankments, major roads or railway stations. For those who couldn’t escape, their tears have merged with the floodwaters, and their homes have been submerged. Rice fields are under water, and ponds have become deep pools. Fish, ducks, chickens, and livestock have all been washed away. They are suffering from a shortage of food, drinking water, medicine, and clothing, spending sleepless nights in the flood-affected areas. Some people look up to the sky, calling out to their Creator and Sustainer.
2 million children at risk due to severe flood in Bangladesh: UNICEF
The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has issued an urgent call for $35 million in emergency aid as over two million children in eastern Bangladesh are at critical risk from severe flooding. This flood, the worst in the region in 34 years, have affected 5.6 million people.
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