Monday, August 20, 2007



www.chinaview.cn 2007-08-19 22:47:54
DHAKA, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- With 10 more deaths reported from different parts of Bangladesh, the current flood in the country has claimed 564 lives till Sunday morning, according to official statistics.

Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center (FFWC) said Sunday the flood situation in some districts of the country, especially the central part, is likely to deteriorate slightly due to active monsoon.

Some 10.5 million people of 39 out of the country's 64 districts have been affected by the floods. Nearly 80,000 people are still taking shelter in 555 relief camps.

According to a bulletin by the Food and Disaster Management Ministry, nearly 946,000 houses were damaged either completely or partially and crops on 1.5 million acres (about 617,000 hectares) damaged completely or partially.

Besides, the flood also damaged some 25,839 km roads, 7555 educational institutions, 818 km of embankments and some 1764 bridges and culverts completely or partially.

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