Sunday, September 7, 2008

Bangladesh floods to the west killed 19 people

According to the Bangladesh Bangladesh's private news agency reported on the 6th this year caused flooding in the Department of Rajshahi Mengxi County killed 19 people.

Reported that flows through the Rajshahi the Padma River County (as in the Ganges River in India) upstream water level rose, flooding in the region, there are 19 people died in floods caused by snake bites, the ship capsizing and various diseases .

Since the rainy season, the Department of Mengxi, northern and central regions affected by the floods. Bangladesh Flood Warning Centre on the 6th release the news that the north-west and central regions of the floods in the next 1-2 days, there are likely to worsen, while the north and northeast of the disaster has been eased.

Reported that diarrhea and other diseases in flood areas were spread in the northern hard-hit county of Jamali Gallop, in the past 24 hours, 166 new patients.

In addition, the Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture recently released a report that the floods affected 15 counties in northern Bangladesh's 100,000 hectares of crops were damaged, while the affected area will be expanded.

Bangladesh in the north-east of the South Asian Subcontinent, Brahmaputra and the Ganges River from the alluvial delta, 85 percent of the region for the plains. The annual rainy season, with the upper reaches of the river water level rose neighbouring countries, coupled with the massive rainfall, floods Bangladesh often encountered attacks.

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