July 26, SITUATION REPORT 2012 Name of Disaster: Flood Locations : Different districts of Bangladesh Situation Report No.233 Heavy rainfall has triggered flood situation in different districts of of Chitttagong and Sylhet division of Bangladesh. Event Details: Atleast 2 lakh people inundated and thousands acres of cropland ruined away as different districts were flooded following access rainfall all over the country. The Met office said, heavy to very heavy rainfall may continue for the next two days in places across the country because of an active monsoon. In addition, one or two depression may take place in the Bay of Bengal. According to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC), The Brahmaputra-Jamuna, the Gange-Padma and the Meghna river systems are in rising trend which may continue during next 24 hours. In South eastern Hill basin the river Sangu at Dohazari point are flowing above their respective danger levels by 60 cm respectively recorded today at 06.00 AM. July 26, SITUATION REPORT 2012 Damage and disruptions Summery Affected Reported Damage and disruptions Humanitarian Support Areas Chittagong • Over one lakh and sixty thousand people • GR Rice 100 MT, GR Cash 200000 to of Satkania, Lohagara, Banshkhali, Banshkhali Upazila, GR Rice 20 MT, Anwara and Chandanaish upazila have GR Cash 100000 to been affected by inundation as the • Anwara Upazila, GR Rice 2 MTto ring embankment ruptured due to heavy Banshkhali Upazila have been rainfall. allocated for the affected people. • Thousand acres or cropland ruined away • Current Stock: GR Rice 40 MT, GR • Many Fish and poultry farm overflowed Cash BDT 200000, House building by flood water. Grant BDT 500000. • There are some report of embankment failure at different parts of Lohagara and Chandanaish Upazila. • Water blockage and inundation of different ward of Chittagong city pause it’s all type of economic activities. Feni • the embankment of Mohuri river • Distribution: 14 MT GR rice and damaged due to heavy the rainfall of 50,000 Taka for buying dry food. last few days. As a result huge area • Current Stock: GR Rice- 21 MT, GR and people of Dhanikunda, Modhya Cash- 36000 Taka and Household Dhanikunda and Chithlia of Porshuram Grant- 36000 Taka. upazilla are water logged. Water level is decreasing rapidly and Water of the river flowing under the danger level. Cox’sbazar • Around 95000 people of Chakaria • Upazila were marooned by flash flood brought by river Matamuhuri. • Most of the Shrimp Hatchery and Ghers are Flash away by Tidal surge and flood. Bandarban • Around 2,000 families in were marooned Distribution: 3 MT GR Rice and 50000 forced to take shelter in schools and Taka from Zilla Parishad have been government buildings distributed. • Vehicular movement on the Chittagong- Bandarban highway snapping for the Current Stock: GR Rice -90 MT, GR second day. Cash -26000Taka, Household Grant- • At least 5 people injured by landslide at 200000 Taka and 200000 taka for lama upazila disaster management from Ministry of July 26, SITUATION REPORT 2012 Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs. Sylhet • Thousands of families coming from • GR Rice 20 MT to Gwanghat, GR Rice Goaineghat and Jaintapur upazila of 12 MT to Jointapur and GR Rice 6 MT district take shelter in Sylhet/tamabil to Kanaighat have been allocated to highway as their village had flooded by the affected people. Situation is excessive rainfall and flash flood under observation. • Current Stock: GR Rice 20 MT, GR Cash BDT 27000 and House building grant BDT 76000. Source: BMD, FFWC, The daily star, Banglanews24.com, www.dainikazadi.org , DMB Reporting by: NIRAPAD Secretariat 19/13 (Ground Floor), Babar Road, Block-B, Mohammadpur, Dhaka .