As many as 82,755 houses were partially and completely damaged in the recent flash flood in Cumilla district alone with official estimates putting the losses of the flood at over Tk 3,500 crore.
The flood affected 14 out of 17 upazilas in the district, also sweeping away standing crops, livestock and infrastructure, including educational institutions.
Burichang and Nangalkot appeared to be the worst affected upazilas.
Hundreds of people still remain waterlogged in the district with many of them unable to go back home even after the flood officially retreated following drop in water level in local rivers about a week ago.
The disaster management and relief department estimated that the flood entirely washed away 8,674 houses in the district.
The flood left 4,143 families permanently homeless in Burichang alone by completely destroying their houses.
Cumilla was one of the dozen districts affected by the flash flood that tore through Bangladesh between mid and late August. The flood there worsened after India reportedly released water from the Damboor dam in Tripura, sending massive waves of flood downstream towards Cumilla.
The massive amount of water passed through the Gumti River, which breached flood protection embankments in parts on August 22, sending onrush of water towards rural areas.
An estimate revealed that the flood affected over 23,000 fish farms in Cumilla, decimating shrimp and fish resources worth Tk 358 crore.
The Department of Agricultural Extension said that 63,974 hectare of crop fields was damaged, among 1,35,238 hectare of land used to grow crops in the district.
The livestock department estimated Tk 300 crore loss in the flood in the sector.
The estimated losses were primary account of losses, relevant government offices said, adding that the actual loss would be higher and could be determined after complete receding of floodwater.
The disaster management and relief ministry on Friday said that the flood so far killed 71 people with the highest 28 deaths recorded in Feni.
The flood affected nearly 60,00,000 people and sent over 5,00,000 to shelters, many of whom are still in flood shelters.
