Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Four-Year-Old's Death Marks Third Fatality in Flooded Bhutni
A four-year-old boy named Safiur Rahman died in Bhutni on Saturday.
He slipped from a family member’s lap and fell into floodwater inside his home.
His death was the third reported in the area in four days.
Much of Bhutni is still under water.
The administration opened a new relief office to help people more quickly.
Boats, camps, kitchens and medical teams are helping residents.
Thousands of people have been rescued or moved to safer places.
Officials and local leaders urged residents to move carefully while relief work continues.
A four-year-old boy died after falling into floodwater inside his home in Bhutni on Saturday.
The death was the third reported in flood-hit Bhutni within four days.
The Malda administration opened a zonal relief office in Uttar Chandipur for faster assistance.
Eleven relief camps, 15 gruel kitchens and 111 boats are operating in Bhutni.
Officials said 4,595 people have been rescued or evacuated and 15 medical teams deployed.
- Who
- Four-year-old Safiur Rahman, also known as Ayan, died; the Malda district administration is conducting relief operations.
- What
- The child fell into floodwater inside his home and died, becoming the third reported death in Bhutni in four days.
- When
- Saturday, at about 4:30 p.m.; the three deaths occurred over the previous four days.
- Where
- Purba Samiruddintola village in Uttar Chandipur panchayat, Bhutni, in Malda district.
- Why
- The child slipped from a family member’s lap into water that had inundated the floor of the house; the wider area remains submerged by flooding.
Relief and Safety Focus
Compensation and Assistance Demand
Immediate response
Relief and Safety Focus
The district administration said it was expanding relief coordination through a zonal office, boats, camps, kitchens and medical teams.
Compensation and Assistance Demand
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) demanded all possible assistance for families who lost relatives, including compensation of ₹10 lakh per family.
Preventing further deaths
Relief and Safety Focus
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Gour Chandra Mandal urged residents to move carefully because almost the entire islet was submerged, while agencies continued rescue work.
Compensation and Assistance Demand
The compensation demand emphasized financial support for bereaved families in addition to the ongoing rescue and relief operations.
- Victim
- Safiur Rahman, alias Ayan, was four years old.
- Reported toll
- His death was the third in flood-hit Bhutni within four days.
- Relief office
- A zonal relief office was opened at the Uttar Chandipur gram panchayat office.
- Rescue capacity
- The administration said 111 boats were deployed and 4,595 people rescued or evacuated.
- Relief facilities
- Bhutni had 11 relief camps and 15 gruel kitchens operating.
- Medical response
- Fifteen medical teams attended 7,482 cases and shifted 246 pregnant mothers as required.
- Supplies
- Officials reported distributing 33,965 tarpaulins, 4,170 relief kits and 376 quintals of rice.