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Floods Claim 18 Lives, Leave Over 9.4 Lakh Homeless in 11 Districts

The office of the Chief Adviser reports that approximately 9,44,548 individuals are still stuck in 11 districts as a result of continuous flash floods brought on by upstream water. 

A news release issued by the CA office stated that the floods had also affected 49,38,159 people from 587 unions under 77 upazilas in Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur, and Cox’s Bazar. 

The statement stated that a total of eighteen persons had perished in the floods: five in Chattogram, four in Cumilla, three in Noakhali and Cox’s Bazar, and one in each of Feni, Brahmanbaria, and Lakshmipur. 

The afflicted population has been accommodated at 3,527 shelter centers, which have housed 2,84,888 people and 21,695 cattle in total.

In an effort Report Phrase to give victims with medical care, 770 medical teams are working in the 11 districts. 

Twenty-150 metric tons of rice, 15,000 food packets, and Tk 3.52 crore have been awarded as relief by the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. 

For every district, sufficient relief supplies have been maintained in store. 

The Anti-Discrimination Student’s Movement, the army, medical teams, and other volunteers are to coordinate with the deputy commissioners of the districts impacted by the flood, according to the CA office. 

The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has built a control room that is operational around the clock. Please contact 0255101115 if you need any information or help.

The districts of Feni, Noakhali, Chattogram, Brahmanbaria, Cumilla, Habiganj, and Lakshmipur have seen rescue activities by the army, navy, coast guard, Fire Service and Civil Defense, students, and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). 

In Feni, medical services are being provided by field hospitals that have been established, in conjunction with army physicians and the district civil surgeon’s office. 

To keep an eye on the situation, the adviser and secretary in charge of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief have visited the areas impacted by the flooding. The ministry’s adviser is presently in Feni.

To enable mobile communication again, the Feni Deputy Commissioner’s office has installed a Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT). 

The Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund is where interested parties can donate help funds, according to the press release from CA: Account number 0107333004093; account name Chief Adviser’s Relief and Welfare Fund; bank Sonali Bank Corporate Branch; Chief Adviser’s Office.

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