Flood death toll reaches 121 with 2 deaths
16 July 2022, 06:01 pm | Updated: 25 November 2024, 01:54 am
Flood claimed two more lives in Sylhet district in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the total fatalities to 121.
The latest victims drowned in floodwater, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Of the total deceased, 94 people drowned in floodwater, 15 were killed by lightning, two died from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine others due to other reasons.
Of the deceased, 67 people died in Sylhet, 41 in Mymensingh, 12 in Rangpur and one in Dhaka division, the DGHS said.
Of a total of 70 flood-hit upazilas, 33 are in Sylhet division, 16 in Rangpur division, 20 in Mymensingh division and one in Chattogram division.
Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11, 10 and nine upazilas affected by floods, respectively.
