Online Desk  : The death toll from flood has climbed to 52 as deaths of 21 more people were reported in Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali and Moulvibazar districts on Thursday, according to the report of Disaster Management and Relief Ministry.

Among the deceased, 17 in Feni, 14 people died in Cumilla, eight in Noakhali, six in Chattogram, three in Cox’s Bazar and one each in Brahmanbaria, Khagrachhari, Moulvibazar and Lakshmipur districts respectively. One people still remain missing in Moulvibazar district.

KM Ali Reza, additional secretary of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, revealed the information at a press conference at Secretariat in Dhaka on Thursday afternoon. He said the overall flood situation has improved in the country as water of the rivers has been on a receding trend.

Besides, more than 54, 80, 463 people have been affected in 492 municipalities or unions of the 11 flood-hit districts–Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachhari, Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur and Cox’s Bazar.

A total of 10,72,579 families have remained marooned while 5,02,501 people are currently staying at 3,403 shelter centres, he said, adding a total of 36,448 livestock were kept there. The official said 595 medical teams are currently providing healthcare services to the affected people in the flood-hit districts.

Reza said Tk 4.52 crore in cash, 20,650 metric tonnes of rice and 15,000 packets of dry food, Tk 35 lakh for baby food and Tk 35 lakh for fodder have been allocated for the 11 flood-hit districts. Besides, relief distribution activities from the government and non-government sides are going on in the flood-hit districts, he added.

Deputy Commissioners (DCs) of the flood-hit areas have been instructed to work in coordination with the coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Air Force, Fire Service and Civil Defence, medical teams and other volunteers, he added.