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Flood: Two more deaths push up toll to 112

UNB . Dhaka
07 Jul 2022 18:51:12 | Update: 07 Jul 2022 19:01:22
Flood: Two more deaths push up toll to 112
— Courtesy/ UNB

Although the flood situation continues to improve in most parts of the country, it claimed two more lives in Moulvibazar in 24 hours till Thursday morning, taking the total fatalities to 112.

Both of them drowned in floodwater, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The total deaths were recorded between May 17 and July 7, it said.

Among the total deceased, 85 people died by drowning in floodwater, 15 from lightning strikes, two from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine due to other reasons.

Of the deceased, 59 people died in Sylhet, 40 in Mymensingh, 12 in Rangpur and one in Dhaka division, it said.

Among a total of 70 flood-hit upazilas, 33 are in the Sylhet division, 16 in the Rangpur division, 20 in the Mymensingh division and one in the Chattogram division.

Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts where 13, 11, 10 and 9 upazilas were affected by floods respectively.

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