<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The death toll from floods in the country rose to 131 with two more deaths in Lalmonirhat&nbsp; district in 24 hours till Tuesday morning.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The deaths were recorded from May 17 to July 26, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</div><div><br></div><div>The latest victims drowned in floodwater, it added.</div><div><br></div><div>Of the deceased, 73 were from Sylhet, 43 from Mymensingh, 14 from Rangpur and one from Dhaka division.</div><div><br></div><div>One hundred and three people drowned in floodwaters, 16 died by lightning strikes, two from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine others due to other reasons.</div><div><br></div><div>Around 24,838 people were hit by floods during the same period.</div><div><br></div><div>One hundred and eighty-five upazilas were affected by floods, including 33 in Sylhet, three in Rangpur, seven in Mymensingh and one in Chattogram divisions.</div><div><br></div><div>Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Moulvibazar were the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11, seven and five upazilas affected by floods respectively. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>