DHAKA, Sept 1 (NNN-BSS) – Devastating weeks of floods this month, 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 yesterday that, 59 people, including 41 men, six women and 12 children, died, in the ongoing floods till yesterday. Most of the serious flooding has been in the country’s south-eastern Greater Noakhali region, so far.
Also, most of the deaths were in the south-eastern Noakhali, Cumilla and Feni districts, although the flood situation in parts of the north-eastern Sylhet region has been deteriorating fast, with the rivers inundating vast tracts of land and upending the lives of millions.
More than five 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.
Flood situations in several south-eastern 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 Adviser, 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.– NNN-BSS
