Death toll from snakebite, drowning, diarrhoea and respiratory disease rose to 1,071 across the country until Wednesday morning since the flood began on July 30, reports UNB.
Information received from Food and Disaster Manage-ment Ministry showed that over 13.7 million people in 263 upazilas of 46 districts were affected by the ravaging floods that also damaged 81,321 houses completely and 10,3,799 partially.
Crops on some 8,90,898 acres of land were damaged completely and on 13,53,366 acres partially.
Some 3,705 kms of roads were damaged completely while 27,828 kms partially.
The flood also damaged 563 educational institutions completely, 8,190 partially and 88 kms of dam completely and 1,008 kms partially.
Besides, 360 bridges and culverts were damaged completely while a1,692 partially by the flooding.
A total of 51,158 people, affected by the floods, took refuge in 141 shelter centrea
Flood related death toll rises to 1,071
FE Team | Published: September 27, 2007 00:00:00 | Updated: February 01, 2018 00:00:00
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