The number of victims of floods and landslides in Bangladesh has reached 27 people
The number of people killed due to floods, landslides and river overflows due to monsoon rains in Bangladesh has reached 27 people, 2 people are missing. About 5.6 million people across the country were affected by the consequences of rainfall, 35 thousand livestock were moved to safe areas.
Floods, landslides and river overflows caused by heavy rains in Bangladesh have killed 27 people and two others are still missing.
Bdnews24 cited Ali Reza, deputy adviser of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, as saying that about 5.6 million people have been affected by the rains across the country.
According to him , 620 medical workers are helping the injured.
About 510,000 people have been accommodated in temporary shelters. 34,500 animals were taken from the natural disaster area to safe areas.
The official assured that there will be enough food and other essential products throughout the country. The government will continue to help the people of the affected areas, he said.
According to the Dhaka Tribune, aid from the government and non-governmental organizations is not reaching the hard-to-reach areas affected by the floods.
Due to problems in transport communications and lack of boats, part of the population is deprived of food, clean drinking water and medicines, the publication notes.
Bangladeshis blame India for the disaster
Earlier, about 600 students of Jagannath University in Dhaka protested against India, saying that the opening of a dam in the Indian state of Tripura had caused devastating floods in Bangladesh. However, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has denied these allegations.
In South Asian countries like India and Bangladesh, monsoon rains usually start in June.
India and Bangladesh share 54 rivers that flow from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal. There is still a dispute between the two countries regarding the sharing of the waters of these common rivers.
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India's opening of the dam caused large areas of Bangladesh to flood, creating a humanitarian crisis. This is said to be in response to recent attacks on Hindus in a neighboring country. In total, heavy rains and floods affected 4.5 million people in Bangladesh, and 13 people died in the last three days.
