The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 today, with millions of people stranded in affected areas as fears of an outbreak of waterborne diseases mount as the waters recede. The floods, which were mainly caused by incessant monsoon rains, have wreaked havoc in the country in the past two weeks with widespread destruction and affecting an estimated five million people. More than 580,000 families remain cut off in the 11 flood-affected districts and are in urgent need of food, drinking water, medicine and clothing. Nearly 500 medical teams are helping flood victims while forces from the army, air force, navy and coast guard are contributing to relief efforts. According to the General Directorate of Health Services, almost 5,000 people have been hospitalized in the last 24 hours with diarrhea, skin infection and snake bites. Crops worth $282 million were destroyed, affecting more than 1.4 million farmers, according to a preliminary estimate […]
Source: News Beast
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