The flood claimed four more lives in Bangladesh in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the total fatalities to 92.
The latest victims died by drowning in floodwater in Sherpur, Sunamganj and Habiganj districts, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Among the deceased, 66 people have died by drowning in floodwater, 14 from lightning strikes, two from snake biting, one from diarrhoea, and nine due to other reasons.
The total deaths were recorded from May 17 to June 30.
Meanwhile, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) said there is a chance of heavy rainfall at places of northern and north-eastern Bangladesh along with Assam, Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan WestBengal (Jalpaiguri, Sikkim) of India in next 24 hours.
As a result, basically, the major rivers of northern Bangladesh (Teesta, Upper Atrai, Dharla, Dudhkumar, Upper Karotoa, Tangon, Punarbhaba and Kulik) may rise rapidly during this period.
Flood situation in Kurigram and Dinajpur districts of the northern region and Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrokona, Kishoreganj and Brahmanbaria districts of the northeastern region may remain steady in the next 24 hours, it said in their latest warning.
However, the flood situation is unlikely to worsen further after mid-July, reports Bangladesh Weather Observation Team – BWOT, an independent weather research group.
