The death toll from this season's floods in the country rose to 139 with another death in Rangpur in 24 hours till Tuesday morning. The total deaths were recorded from May 17 to August 15, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deceased, 78 were from Sylhet, 43 from Mymensingh, 17 from Rangpur and one from Dhaka division. Read: Low-lying areas of coastal districts face flood risk One hundred and eight people drowned in floodwaters, 18 died by lightning strikes, three from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine others due to other reasons. Around 33,186 people were hit by floods during the same period. Thirty-seven upazilas, including 33 in Sylhet, three in Rangpur and one in Chattogram divisions were affected by floods. Sylhet, Sunamganj and Moulvibazar were the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11 and five upazilas affected by floods respectively.

The death toll from the devastating floods in the country rose to 123 with two more deaths in Sylhet district in 24 hours till Sunday morning.Both of them drowned in floodwater, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Besides, some 20,134 people have been affected by floods during the period, it added.The total deaths were recorded between May 17 to July 17, it said. Read: Satkhira flood washes away Tk8.28 crore worth of fish, crab, shrimpOf the total deceased, 96 people drowned in flood water, 15 were struck by lightning, two died from snake bites, one from diarrhea, and nine others due to other reasons.Of the deceased, 69 people died in Sylhet, 41 in Mymensingh, 12 in Rangpur and one in Dhaka division, the DGHS said.Of 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.Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts, with 13, 11, 10 and nine upazilas affected by floods, respectively.

Although flood situation continues to improve in most places, another death was reported in Habiganj in 24 hours till Friday morning, taking the total flood-related fatalities to 113. The latest victim drowned in floodwater, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The total deaths were recorded between May 17 and July 8, it said. Read: 7.2m people affected due to flood in Bangladesh: UN Among the total deceased, 85 people died by drowning in floodwater, 15 from lightning strikes, two from snake bites, one from diarrhoea, and nine due to other reasons. Of the deceased, 60 people died in Sylhet, 40 in Mymensingh, 12 in Rangpur and one in Dhaka division, it said. 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. Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts where 13, 11, 10 and 9 upazilas were affected by flood respectively.

Flood claimed nine more lives in different parts of the country in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the total fatalities to 82. Five of them died in Mymensingh division and four in Sylhet division, according to the Directorate general of Health services (DGHS). Among the deceased, seven have died by drowning in floodwater and one from snake biting and another died of other reasons. Read: Govt allocates rice, cash, food for flood-hit 3 districts The total deaths were recorded from May 17 to June 25. Among a total of 70 flood-affected upazilas, 33 upazilas are in Sylhet division, 16 in Rangpur division, 20 in Mymensingh division and one in Chattogram division. Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kurigram are the worst-hit districts where 13, 11, 10 and 9 upazilas were affected by flood respectively. 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.  

The ongoing flood in the country claimed eight more lives in the last 24 hours taking the death toll to 169 on Friday.

Around 11.14 lakh families have been affected and remain waterlogged, while 135 lives have so far been lost in the country’s current bout of flooding that set in during the last week of June.