Flood victims
Bangladesh is a low-lying land and hence, it is no surprise that we fall prey to flood almost on a regular basis. This year flood has once again hit us. It would be a little exaggeration if we term this year's flood, of course, taking into account the disaster it has created in a number of regions, as worse than what we faced in 1998.Nevertheless,as always, the flood has struck the poorer and underprivileged sections of society terribly, leaving them completely helpless, penniless and even shelter-less. Scores of people have had their homes washed away by the devastating flood, as they now have taken shelter temporarily in various school buildings and on embankments. Simply put, their misery speaks for itself. Now that the country is suffering from such a natural catastrophe, what we need to do is to stand beside these helpless people. The richer section of society, financially solvent and capable enough of helping others, should extend their helping hand towards the flood-hit people. We must not forget that we should deem flood as a national disaster in preference to a mere problem of some specific areas of the country. In the light of this assertion, it is clear that a collective and coordinated approach that will include people of all walks of life is worth taking which, in turn, hopefully, will help the flood victims overcome their hardships as the government alone would not be able to do much in alleviating their sufferings. In addition, various private and non-government organisations must come forward in mitigating what might be referred as 'hellish nightmare' for flood-affected people. In a word, our joint efforts and united endeavours would be of great help to those passing their days in distress, without even knowing what tomorrow is going to bring them.
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