New areas flooded in Cumilla
Flood situation in Cumilla deteriorated further with the flooding of fresh areas in the past 24 hours till Saturday (August 24) morning, leaving seven lakh people stranded.
The water level of Gumti River is flowing 80cm above its danger mark during this period.
The volunteers are struggling to distribute relief materials in the flood-hit areas due to lack of boats as roads were already submerged.
According to the local administration, a total of 726 shelter centres were opened in the district and some 50,000 people took shelter in those centres.
A total of 340 metric tonnes of rice and Tk 15 lakh cash have been allocated for the flood-affected people in the district while a total of 225 medical teams were kept ready to provide medical treatments.

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