The floods in Sylhet (northern Bangladesh) have had a devastating impact on the lives of many who have lost everything, with many villages completely submerged and an estimated 4 million displaced.  There is  shortage of food and clean water - GDF/BRTUK is on the frontlines delivering aid right now.  

As much as 72 percent of the district is now submerged on the back of torrential rainfall in the north-eastern districts and flash floods in upstream India's Meghalaya and Assam, where record-breaking rainfall, 972 mm (almost a metre of rain in 24 hours) were captured.

Communications and power has been lost in some areas, and medical services suffered disruptions in most places. People are struggling to get food, drinking water and shelter, report our correspondents. "We are surviving on dry food for the last two days. If we don't get food relief, we will die soon," said Jahanara Begum, a resident of Sunamganj's Dhamapasha. Her family has taken shelter at a primary school building near her home.

GDF/BRTUK is on the ground, providing emergency relief through our local delivery partner, to people who have lost everything, please support us to continue our relief efforts.  All donations are going direct to purchasing essential items and delivering to those most in need.

I will update with images of our work on the ground as our relief efforts progress, thank you.