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The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) has distributed relief to people stranded in the flood-affected areas of Sylhet.
The initiative was taken in continuation of their various humanitarian activities to deal with the catastrophic flood situation in the country’s northeast, including Sylhet, Sunamganj, and Netrakona.
Relief was delivered to people affected by the floods using BAF’s Bell-212, Mi-17 helicopter and L-410 transport aircraft in remote areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj on Monday, said Inter Service Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) in a statement on Monday.
On the same day, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Md Mahbub Ali, flew to Sylhet and Sunamganj by an AW-139 Search and Rescue helicopter to gauge the flood situation.
Earlier, Acting Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice-Marshal Md Shafiqul Alam briefed the media on the ongoing work of the BAF and its future plans in light of the current flood disaster.
He said the BAF stood by the people affected by cyclone Sidr in 2007 and the floods of 1988, 1998, 2008, and 2017.
Two helicopters have been kept ready at Air Force Station Shamsernagar in Moulvibazar to distribute relief items and conduct rescue operations.
Besides that, task forces and medical teams have been formed at various bases of the Bangladesh Air Force to assist local administrations.
