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Bangladesh: Flood: 2016/7/31 Country Information on DRR

Period 2016/7/31
Country or District Bangladesh
Event Type Flood
Outline More than a week of flooding has claimed at least 14 lives and drove hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in parts of Bangladesh.
Summary
Human Impact Physical Impact Others

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ECHO 2016/08/02
According to authorities, over 3.2 million people were affected in 16 districts. Over 250,000 houses have been fully or partially damaged and more than 25,000 people are displaced. Since 25 July, 38 people (mostly minors) had drowned and four were killed from snake bites due to flooding.

BDnewa24
After the northern districts, flooding in the central part of Bangladesh is worsening with the death toll rising up to 42.

Xinhua 2016/07/31
More than a week of flooding has claimed at least 14 lives and drove hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in parts of Bangladesh.

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International Charter 2016/08/01
Flood in Bangladesh