The worst floods in living memory in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar and the three hill tracts districts of Bangladesh have caused damage worth Tk 7 billion (€60 mln) to crops, according to agriculture officials. Bandarban suffered the most devastation with damage to crops to the tune of Tk 3.1 billion.
The damage in Chattogram is worth Tk 1.84 billion, Cox’s Bazar Tk 1.11 billion, Rangamati Tk 610 million and Khagrachhari Tk 110 million. Heavy rain and flash floods damaged crops on over 50,000 hectares of land in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Feni and Lakshmipur under the Chattogram region of the Department of Agricultural Extension. The DEA’s Chattogram zonal office said the floods affected more than 190,000 farmers in the region.
[ Tk 100 = €0.84 ]
Source: bdnews24.com