<div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At least eighteen people died and over 49 lakh people were affected as floods wreaked more havoc in vast areas of 11 districts.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Disaster Management and Relief Secretary Md Kamrul Hasan came up with the overall flood information at a press briefing held at the Secretariat on Saturday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Of the total deaths, four died in Cumilla, one in Feni, five in Chattogram, three in Noakhali, one each in Brahmanbaria and Laxmipur and three in Cox’s Bazar districts, he said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So far, some 49,38,159 people have been affected and a total of 3,527 shelter centers have been opened where 2,84,888 people took shelter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Meanwhile, a sum of Tk 3.52 crore has been allocated in the 11 flood-hit districts while 20,150 tonnes of rice, 15,000 pieces of dry foods/packets and baby foods and fodder worth Tk 35 lakh were allocated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Kamrul said there is no possibility of heavy rainfall in the northeastern part of the country and adjoining upstream in the next 24 hours. The flood situation in Moulvibazar and Habiganj districts adjacent to the Manu, Khowai and Dholai rivers is likely to improve during this period, he added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, there is no possibility of heavy rainfall in the southeastern part of the country and adjoining upstream in the next 24 hours.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Flood situation is expected to improve in the adjoining areas of Muhuri, Feni, Gumti and Halda rivers in Feni, Cumilla and Chattogram districts of the region.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A total of 70 medical teams have been kept prepared to provide medical treatment in the flood affected areas and the army personnel and district civil surgeons are providing medical services.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides, adequate relief materials have been stocked in all districts of the country, the secretary said, adding that the deputy commissioners of the flood-affected districts have been instructed to work together in coordination with the coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement, army, navy, medical team and other volunteers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A control room has been opened in the ministry to monitor the flood situation and a hotline number 02-55101115 was opened to provide immediate services.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>