A total of 20,125 flood-hit people celebrated Eid at the at 269 shelters in Sylhet on Sunday, says the District Administration.
According to sources, the flood water in the Surma basin has receded a lot but the water level in the Kushiyara basin is declining slowly.
Therefore, the residents of Fenchuganj, Balaganj, South Surma and Beanibazar upazilas of Sylhet are in danger.
Sajjad Ali, 50, a resident of Shiorkhal Government Primary School shelter in Balaganj, said they were somehow staying in the shelter for the past 20 days due to rising water in their houses.
“We are living on dry food as well as ordinary food. That is why there is no joy of Eid among us. At least 20-25 people from four more families are also staying at the shelter,” he added.
Sajjad further said that a member of Dewanbazar Union Parishad, Gulshan Ali, gave them 2kg of rice, pulses and some other items on Saturday.
