Around 56,19,375 people have been affected by ongoing floods across 11 districts in the country. So far, 27 people have died.
Of the deceased, 10 people died in Cumilla, 5 each in Chattogram and Noakhali, 1 each in Feni, Brahmanbaria, Lakshmipur, and Khagrachhari, and 3 in Cox’s Bazar.
Fighter Farooq-e-Azam, adviser to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief Affairs, gave this information at a press conference on the ongoing flood situation held at Secretariat on Tuesday.
The disaster adviser said that till now, the number of flood-affected districts stands at 11. The total number of affected people in 11 districts is 56,19,375. The number of water-locked families is 12,07,429.
Seventy-four upazilas, 541 unions and municipalities have been affected by the flooding, he said.