CHITTAGONG: Over 1,80,000 people of about 130 square miles area of the district have been affected by the floods caused by heavy rains during the last five days.

Aus crops of about 8,000 acres have been submerged; the Deputy Commissioner of Chittagong, who was accompanied by the SDO (North), yesterday [July 14] visited the affected areas of Hathazari, Fatikchari and Raozan thanas, told [agency] on return that overall flood situation in the district has slightly improved.

He added that heavy rains on Monday and yesterday afternoon had affected certain areas. He said that no report of loss of life or cattle had been received from anywhere. …

The DC said evacuation was not needed immediately but all preparations have been made. The DC said the chief cause of the misery of the area is the overflow of Halda river and its tributaries, which made a number of breaches in the embankments. — Agency

[Meanwhile, as reported by an agency in London,] Pakistan is expected to ask for 570 million dollars for the first year of the Fourth Five-Year Plan, when the Aid to Pakistan Consortium meets in Paris on July 23 and 24.

Published in Dawn, July 16th, 2020