With many rivers prone to overflowing, Bangladesh has a long history of flooding – a vulnerability that has increased amid the climate crisis. In June, Bangladeshi communities are inundated again when the worst floods this century strike, affecting over 4 million people.

Islamic Relief teams use boats to rescue stranded people and to distribute emergency aid including food, hygiene kits and cash. We rescue over 500 families that were trapped by the flood water in Sylhet and Sumanganj.

“I have never seen anything like this before,” says Jakir Hossain, an Islamic Relief aid worker in Sylhet. “I saw a huge number of domestic animals washed up. Our boat rescued a drowning madrasa student in Sunamganj. The extent of the damage is horrendous. More than 90 per cent of the city is flooded and tens of buildings are completely underwater.”