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STORY: UNDP / BANGLADESH FLOODS
TRT: 2:05
SOURCE: UNDP
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: BANGLA / ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: RECENT - FENI AND NOAKHALI, BANGLADESH
AUGUST - FENI AND NOAKHALI, BANGLADESH
1. Various shots, flood survivors wading through flooded streets
2. Various shots, flooded streets with motorcycles and people
3. Wide shot, Survivors travelling through flood on a boat
4. SOUNDBITE (Bangla) Abdel Hashem, Flood Survivor:
“The area is completely submerged. Please arrange for food supplies urgently. A large quantity is needed, as people have no food left in their homes.”
5. Various shots, Bangladeshi army conducting rescue operation
6. Various shots, supply distribution operation
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Relief Worker:
“The situation is dire, and people in Bangladesh urgently need help, especially in this area where we are not accustomed to such disasters.”
8. Aerial shot, flooded areas
SEPTEMBER
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stefan Liller, United Nations Development Programme Bangladesh Resident Representative:
“More than 5.5 million people have been affected by floods. And over the year, over 2024, more than 18 million people have been affected by floods and cyclones. Millions of people have seen their lives disrupted. It’s important for us to act quickly. We are standing by the interim government of Professor Yunus to try and ensure a coordinated response.”
AUGUST - FENI AND NOAKHALI, BANGLADESH
10. Aerial shot, flooded areas
Since late August, severe flash floods and monsoons plaguing Bangladesh have affected up to six million people. Bangladeshi officials have declared the floods to be the country's worst climate disaster in recent history.
Eastern parts of Bangladesh and the adjacent Indian states of Meghalaya and Tripura faced substantial rainfall caused by active monsoons and low pressure over the Bay of Bengal since 21 August 2024.
Huge number of populations have been forced to evacuate, leading to temporary displacement. A lot of people took shelter on the road and embankment.
Roads, bridges, house buildings, and utilities have been damaged and destroyed. Standing field crops, homestead crops, aquaculture-based crops have been submerged and some are washed out which leading to food shortages and economic losses.
Over 18 million people have been affected by these severe monsoon conditions over the year, with more than 1.2 million families trapped as flash floods submerge vast areas of the country’s east and southeast.
UNDP is coordinating a response in conjunction with Professor Yunus’ interim government.
