Bangladesh flood how many people died

Chowdhury said the issue has become more severe due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. As many as 2, people have died of the virus in the South Asian country to date.

Please contact us for subscription options. Related topics Bangladesh floods. Bangladesh urges world leaders to act seriously on Rohingya repatriation. Paris Peace Forum draws leaders for global solutions. At least displaced host community families have been evacuated to cyclone shelters. ECHO, 29 Jul According to latest reports, 21 people have died, over 6, refugee shelters have been destroyed or damaged, and more than 13, refugees have been forced to relocate and are seeking shelter with families or in community facilities.

Hundreds of facilities, including primary health clinics, distribution points, and latrines have been damaged. Humanitarian partners are providing food assistance, non-food items, shelter materials, drinking water, mobile health services, and protection services.

UN agencies and humanitarian partners together with community health workers are conducting disease surveillance and are identifying and referring refugees who require medical support. Damaged roads, flooding, and risks of landslides are hindering assessments and response efforts in some of the affected areas.

OCHA, 03 Aug During 2 and 3 August alone, 39 incidents such as flooding, slope failure and windstorms impacted households 3, individuals. Drains continued to be cleared and desilting and damage assessment and repairs of camp facilities are an ongoing process. France 24 is not responsible for the content of external websites.

Monsoon floods and landslides have cut off more than , people in villages across southeast Bangladesh and killed at least 20 people including six Rohingya refugees, officials said Friday. The region along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border where nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are in camps has been battered by torrential rain since Monday. Bangladesh registers single coronavirus death as infections slow.

Heavy rains since last week kill 22 in Sri Lanka. We use cookies in a limited and restricted manner for specific purposes. For more details, you can see "our data policy".