27 dead in floods: Disaster adviser

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.