Thousands in the coastal regions of Satkhira are worried of ensuring sustenance on this day of Eid-ul-Fitr as the severe cyclonic storm Amphan left them devastated.
Various spots in Burigoalini, Gabura, Padmapukur and Kashimari union under Shyamnagar upazila and Sreeula and Pratapnagar unions under Assasuni upazila have been flooded as embankments broke at different spots under the influence of the cyclone.
The continuation of tidal surge in these areas kept people marooned in waterlogged situations, finds this correspondent after a visit in Nebunia, Jelekhali, Datinakhali and a few other areas in Shyamnagar upazila.
Houses of a hundred families have been washed away also many are busy repairing the damaged embankments. Locals say they are struggling to manage a meal once a day and a roof over them, so the joy of Eid is only a dream for them.
Abu Nayeem, a minor of the Burigoalini area said: "We can not eat properly. Received relief products but none gave us clothes. How will we participate in Eid prayer? Everything is flooded."
Salima Bibi, of Datinikhali area said: "The tide took everything from us. We build our properties with hard earned money, but all is lost."
Tanvir Ahmed, a resident of Gabura union said: " My fish and crab farm had been washed away. There is no way to repair the house as water level reaching above the chest length in my house."
Tanvir said he will go for embankment repair works after the Eid prayers, like many other in the area.
Gabura Union Parishad (UP) Chairman Masudul Alam, said: "Most of the areas were flooded after a tide hit our area and broke the flood control embankments. This is the first time that almost all of 43,000 people in our union are deprived from the joy of Eid."
A similar view was expressed by union council chairmans in other affected unions.
Satkhira Deputy Commissioner SM Mostofa Kamal said relief products including meat, rice and semai were sent to the affected families.
