20 lakh people affected by flood in 15 districts: Mohibbur

20 lakh people affected by flood in 15 districts: Mohibbur

State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Mohibbur Rahman today said nearly 20 lakh of people in 15 districts have been affected by flood triggered by heavy rainfall and onrush of water this year.
"We have distributed adequate amount of relief material including rice, dry food and cash incentives among flood-hit people in 15 districts of the country," he told a meeting at his ministry," Jahid Hossain Khan, public relation officer of the ministry told BSS.
According to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, the flood-hit districts are Sylhet, Sunamganj, Netrakona, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Rangpur, Jamalpur, Gaibandha, Feni, Rangamati, Bogura, Kurigram, Sirajganj, Lalmonirhat and Coxs Bazar.