The Daily Star, June 4, 2009
Rain yesterday added to the sufferings of the cyclone Aila survivors who took shelter on embankments in different areas under Shyamnagar and Assassuni upazilas.
Moreover, the cyclone victims in the remotest areas are still not getting adequate relief allegedly for lack of co-ordination among the relevant authorities.
On the other hand, diarrhoea is spreading fast in these worst Aila-hit upazilas as at least 6,324 people were attacked with the disease till yesterday since the storm on May 25.
Cyclone victim Sultan Gazi, 40, son of Gahar Ali Gazi of village 10 No Sora died of diarrhoea yesterday. More than 250 patients were admitted to hospitals and other local health camps, according to district health department.
Meanwhile, Health and family planning minister Dr AFM Ruhul Haque yesterday visited different cyclone affected areas of the two upazilas and distributed relief materials among the victims.
While addressing people at Abadchandi-pur in Shyamnagar upazila and at Chakla in Assassuni upazilas, he said the government has taken a decision to rebuild the breached embankments by June to mitigate sufferings of the victims.
The re-construction work of the breached embankments, led by Army, would start from June 4, he said.
Distribution of relief materials and healthcare services would continue till rehabilitation of the cyclone survivors and no one would die of starvation or for lack of medicine, he said.
