Flood in northeastern districts claims 10 lives, affects 2.38 lakh people: Ministry

No longer lower than 10 other folks died and a couple of.38 lakh other folks had been affected as flood submerged colossal areas in Sherpur, Mymensingh and Netrakona districts.

Among them, eight other folks died in Sherpur district and two in Mymensingh. Eight of the deceased had been men and two girls.

KM Ali Reza, Catastrophe Management and Reduction Ministry further secretary disclosed the solutions on the Secretariat on the present time (9 October).

He acknowledged the flood advise in the three districts is progressively bettering.

A total of 63,171 households had been marooned, Ali Reza acknowledged along side that a total of 140 cyclone centres had been opened to form safe haven to the marooned other folks and there are at this time 1,337 other folks and 561 animals in the safe haven centres.

A total of 20 scientific teams are operational in three districts to form medication to the victims.

Moreover, Tk72 lakh, 4,400 tonnes of rice, 7,000 packets of dry food had been distributed in the three flood-affected districts and Tk15 lakh has been distributed for shrimp one food and Tk15 lakh for fodder.