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At least 201 killed in July-August China flooding
Beijing, Aug 21 (AP/UNB) — At least 201 people have been killed and 63 are missing following flooding across China in July and August, according to government rescue services.
Flood-hit farmers to be rehabilitated: Minister
Dhaka, Aug 18 (UNB) - Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said the government will rehabilitate the flood-affected farmers and provide them with free fertilisers and seeds for the next Robi crop cultivation.
Frustrations mount as bridge-culverts damaged in 2017 floods still in disrepair
Kurigram, Aug 15 (UNB) – Commuters continue to face immense suffering as several important bridges and culverts in the district are yet to be repaired or reconstructed, even two years on from being damaged in the 2017 floods.
Death toll rises to 93 in floods, mudslides in south India
New Delhi, Aug 11 (AP/UNB) — At least 93 people have been killed and more than 400,000 displaced in floods and mudslides following days of torrential rains in southern India.
66 killed in floods, mudslides in southern India
New Delhi, Aug 10 (AP/UNB) — At least 66 people have died and some 360,000 have moved to relief camps following flash floods and mudslides caused by days of torrential rains in the southern Indian states of Kerala and Karnataka, a news report said Saturday.
Shrimp farms, villages flooded in Khulna
Khulna, Aug 9 (UNB)- Hundreds of shrimp farms and several villages were flooded after a sluicegate was damaged on early Friday at Khalia Parishamari in Paikgachha upazila.
Heavy rain triggers floods in Pakistan's Karachi, killing 6
Karachi, Jul 30 (AP/UNB) — Heavy monsoon rains have lashed Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi, triggering floods and killing six people. Authorities closed schools.
Flood victims’ woes worsen with outbreak of diseases
Dhaka, July 29 (UNB) - A total of 18,073 people have so far been affected by various water-borne diseases and other natural disasters in the flood-hit areas this year, as floodwater is receding from different parts of the country.
Some 345 unions under 76 upazilas of 28 districts were hit by flood, according to sources at the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
In the flood-affected districts, 6,860 people were affected by diarrhoea while 1,961 with respiratory tract infection, 2,405 with skin diseases, 585 with eye infection and 5,676 with other diseases in the last 19 days since July 10, said the sources.
Flood claims 75 lives in 14 districts: Enamur
Dhaka, July 28 (UNB) – A total of 75 people, including 56 children and six women, have so far died in 14 flood-hit districts across the country, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur Rahman on Sunday.
Flood situation remains unchanged in Kurigram
Kurigram, July 27 (UNB) – The overall flood situation in Kurigram district showed no sign of improvement on Saturday as Brahmaputra and Dharala rivers kept flowing above the danger level.