Planning and Development Research

  Background Suchana works in the flood-prone districts of Sylhet and Moulvibazar which experienced severe flooding in May and June of 2022. In May, ffter the effect of Asani and western low pressure, almost 10 days of incessant and heavy rainfall with the upstream flow of the Indian state of Meghalaya resulted in the severe flooding of north-eastern Sylhet. Twenty-one unions of eight Upazilas, namely, Companiganj, Gowainghat, Jaintiapur, Kanaighat, Bishwanath, Zakiganj, Sylhet Sadar, and Golapganj were flooded, affecting a total of 72,9951 people. The next month, a week of incessant and heavy rainfall since 14 June 2022 in the North-East of Bangladesh and adjacent states of India has resulted in a flood already recognized as the worst in the same region the last 122 years. The resulting flood submerged more than 72% of Sylhet district and 50% of Moulvibazar, leaving a severe impact on Suchana’s activities. Objective Suchana’s MEAL & KM team conducted a Post-Flood Assessmen

  The northeast part of Bangladesh experienced a flash flood that started on the week of 15 May 2022. The intensity of the flood increased on 18 May 2022 as the major river ‘Surma’ and ‘Kusiara’ started to overflown 140 cm above the danger level. Alongside that, heavy rainfall in that areas and northeastern Indian states was the main cause of this flood. The Sylhet meteorically meteorological department stated that the continuous rain was an effect of Cyclone Asani. It has taken effect among 4 million people across five districts - Sylhet, Sunamganj, Habiganj, Netrokona, and Maulvibazar, while Sylhet and Sunamganj were affected severely. In this flood, around 418,546 people were exposed to inundation, as projected by the EU’s Copernicus Emergency Management Services (CEMS). It is also estimated that over 1.5 million (40%) children were at risk of waterborne diseases, drowning, and malnutrition due to extensive flood water. Their woes coupled with 150,000 families in Sylhet and Sunamgan