By Xinhua
Dhaka : The death toll from flood-related incidents in Bangladesh rose to 702 by Sunday morning, private news agency UNB reported.
Meanwhile, the flood situation has improved greatly with all but two rivers flowing below their danger marks and floodwater receding from most affected areas. However, a latest spell of flooding hit western Raj shahi area amid rain and onrush of water from upstream of the Padma river, one of the country’s three major rivers.
The Flood Forecasting and Warning Center in its bulletin Sunday said the Padma was still flowing above danger level at several points.
Some 2.3 million people of 39 out of the country’s districts have been affected by the floods, which started rolling in on July30 and engulfed most part of the country.
According to statistics provided by the Food and Disaster Management Ministry, the flooding damaged some 980,000 houses and crops on 1.5 million acres (about 622,000 hectares) while some 28,000 kms roads and over 8,000 educational institutions damaged completely or partially during the flooding.
The flood onslaughts also damaged about 900 kms of embankments while some 1,770 bridges and culverts were damaged during the running calamity.