Dhaka, July 14 -- Oxfam in Bangladesh has allocated Tk 1.21 crore to launch an emergency response for communities worst affected by the ongoing floods and appealed to donors and development partners for greater support.

The humanitarian organisation on Tuesday said floods, triggered by heavy monsoon rainfall, waterlogging and upstream runoff since early July, have affected over 11 lakh people in 10 districts, killing over 50 people, displacing thousands and causing widespread damage to homes, roads, cropland and water and sanitation facilities.

It said Chattogram has suffered the worst impact on lives and livelihoods, while Cox's Bazar, including the Rohingya refugee camps, continues to face severe flooding, landslides and damage to ess...