Now as the floodwaters have begun to recede from isolated parts of the Feni district, the trail of destruction is beginning to show. As a result, a large number of flood victims have been afflicted with a variety of illnesses, such as skin conditions, fevers, and coughs.
In the nine days that the flood situation persisted in the districts of Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, and Cumilla, adults and children have been experiencing fever, cold-related illnesses, coughing, and diarrhea.
Those impacted by the flood reported that the areas are still underwater. The union level has shuttered a large number of health centers and community clinics due to a shortage of Medicare and enough medications.
According to the ministry of disaster management and assistance, 619 medical teams are working to treat patients in the 11 districts hit by the floods. According to the ministry’s most recent statement, as of Wednesday, the number of those killed in the flood had increased to 31.
Trucks carrying relief supplies caused a 15-kilometer traffic bottleneck on the Dhaka-Chattogram route between Jatrabari and Madanpur as a result of the flooding. In the afternoon, however, traffic flow returned to normal.
The worst sufferers are children
While the water is gradually retreating in Feni sadar, Sonagazi, and Dagonbhuiyan upazilas, the flood situation has improved in Parshuram and Fulgazi upazilas.
People from rural areas devastated by the flood have relocated to refuge centers, but since most community clinics are closed, they are not receiving the essential medical care. Health professionals are unable to attend the permanent and temporary shelter centers, despite the fact that the health facilities have opened over the previous two days and are treating patients there. The guardians are therefore having problems with their kids.
Shihab Uddin, the civil surgeon for the Feni district, said Prothom Alo that the floodwaters prevent them from entering the villages.
He went on to say that the majority of the patients had fever, coughing, diarrhea, and colds. The majority of them are young people. For each of the six upazilas, six emergency teams have been constituted. In the camps, they are offering medical care.
A tour of six shelter centers in Feni Sadar’s Fazilpur, Lemua, and Chhagalnaiya revealed the children’s varied illnesses.
Masum Iftekhar, the civil surgeon of Noakhali, said Prothom Alo that 88 medical teams had been dispatched to the district to tend to the medical needs of those impacted by the flood. They are going to the refuge centers and bringing water softening tablets, mouthwash, and essential medications.
