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36 lakh people marooned in flash floods: govt

36 lakh people marooned in flash floods
Photo: Md Rajib Raihan/Star

Flash floods have marooned at least 36 lakh people in 10 districts, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser of the interim government.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has asked all advisers to visit flood-affected areas and stand beside the affected, Shafiqul told reporters at the foreign service academy in the capital today.

He said the affected districts witnessed record rainfall in the last few decades. Besides, the shallow river beds in the area have contributed to the flooding.

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36 lakh people marooned in flash floods: govt

36 lakh people marooned in flash floods
Photo: Md Rajib Raihan/Star

Flash floods have marooned at least 36 lakh people in 10 districts, said Shafiqul Alam, press secretary to the chief adviser of the interim government.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has asked all advisers to visit flood-affected areas and stand beside the affected, Shafiqul told reporters at the foreign service academy in the capital today.

He said the affected districts witnessed record rainfall in the last few decades. Besides, the shallow river beds in the area have contributed to the flooding.

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‘ভারতকে জানানো হয়েছে শেখ হাসিনা সেখান থেকে এখানে উত্তেজনা সৃষ্টির চেষ্টা করছেন’

আজ সন্ধ্যায় এক সংবাদ ব্রিফিংয়ে পরিবেশ উপদেষ্ট সৈয়দা রিজওয়ানা হাসান এ কথা বলেন।

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