Devastating floods this month in Bangladesh have killed at least 59 people, according to the National Disaster Response Coordination Centre ...
Devastating floods this month in Bangladesh have killed at least 59 people, according to the National Disaster Response Coordination Centre (NDRCC) under the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief.
The centre said in its latest update on Saturday
that 59 people, including 41 men, six women, and 12 children, have died in the
ongoing floods till Saturday. Most of the serious flooding has been in the
country’s southeastern Greater Noakhali region so far.
Most of the deaths were in the southeastern
Noakhali, Cumilla, and Feni districts although the flood situation in parts of northeastern Sylhet has been deteriorating fast with the rivers
inundating vast tracts of land and upending the lives of millions.
Over 5 million people have been affected by
the floodwaters that hit 11 of the country’s 64 districts and caused colossal
damage to life, property, and standing crops, Xinhua news agency has reported.
Flood situations in several southeastern districts
are now reportedly improving as flood water started to recede from the affected
areas. There are still 696,995 people in the districts who are stranded by the
floodwaters, according to reports.
Bangladeshi interim government’s Chief Advisor
Muhammad Yunus urged all concerned to continue their efforts in rescuing
stranded people, providing emergency healthcare, and extending cooperation for
the victims.
The authorities have sent teams of disaster
response forces to carry out rescue operations, distribute relief materials, and
supervise centres where the flood-affected people have taken shelter.
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