<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Flood claimed five more lives in the country in 24 hours till Monday morning, raising the total fatalities to 107, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The deaths were recorded between May 17 to July 3, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>The fatalities occurred due to lightning strikes, diarrhoea, skin diseases, snakebites, electrocution, landslides and drowning.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the deceased, thirty-nine people died in Mymensingh, 56 in Sylhet, 11 in Rangpur and one in Dhaka division, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>Besides, some 12,457 people have been affected by floods during the period, it added.</div><div><br></div><div>Among a total of 70 flood-hit upazilas, 33 are in Sylhet division, 16 in Rangpur division, 20 in Mymensingh division and one in Chattogram division.</div><div><br></div><div>Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts where 13, 11, 10 and 9 upazilas were affected by flood respectively.</div><div><br></div><div>A total of 1,944 flood shelters have been opened, while 2,051 medical teams are working to provide various health services to the flood-affected people. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>