The trail of devastation is coming out as the floodwater has started receding from remote areas of Feni district. With this, many of the flood affected people have been suffering from various diseases including skin disease, fever and cough.

The adults and children have been suffering from fever, cold-related diseases, cough, and diarrhoea in Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur and Cumilla districts where flood situation stayed for nine days.

The flood affected people said that the areas are still submerged. Many health centres and community clinics at the union level are closed and they have been suffering from lack of sufficient medicines and medicare.

The disaster management and relief ministry said 619 medical teams are working in the 11 flood affected districts to provide medical care to the people. Meanwhile, the death toll in the flood rose to 31 as of Wednesday, said a latest update of the ministry.