22 killed in Sylhet floods
21 June 2022, 08:20 pm | Updated: 01 December 2024, 03:45 am
At least 22 people have died in floods in Sylhet division since June 15, said Divisional Health Director Himangshu Lal Roy on Tuesday.
He said, “We have received information that 22 people have died in Sylhet division. Of them, 14 died in Sylhet district, three in Moulvibazar district and five in Sunamganj district.
Among them, bodies of two people-a woman and her son- were recovered three days after they drowned in floodwater in Jointapur upazila of the district on Tuesday, he added.
The fatalities occurred due to lightning strikes, snakebite, electrocution, landslides and drowning during the period, said Himangshu.
