Flash floods triggered by incessant rain have left at least 27 people dead and nearly six lakh others marooned in nearly two dozen districts of Bangladesh.
Officials today said the unrelenting flow of water from upstream regions coupled with monsoon rain has flooded as many as 20 districts with the flooding spreading to other parts.
The Disaster Management Ministry said that 27 people have died in the floods as monsoon grasped 20 of the country’s 64 administrative districts.
The deluge has affected some 586,000 people, forcing 368,586 of them to take refuge in makeshift shelters as the country witnesses the second round of floods since June.
Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury said that government’s preparedness was underway to face a greater disaster in view of severe flooding in upstream countries like, China, India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ordered procurement of food grains from abroad to face any possible shortfall against the backdrop of impending deluge.