DHAKA, June 23 (Xinhua) — A total of 68 people have been killed in floods caused by heavy seasonal rains and an onrush of water in parts of Bangladesh, said a report of the country’s Health Emergency Operation Center and Control Room under the Directorate General of Health Services on Thursday.
Most victims were drowned but some died in snake bites and lightning in the flood-hit areas between May 17 to June 23