Flood death toll rises to 112
Friday, 8 July 2022
Although flood situation continues to improve in most places, it claimed two more lives in Moulvibazar in 24 hours until Thursday morning, taking the total fatalities to 112, reports UNB.
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.