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Deadly floods leave millions stranded in Bangladesh
https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2024/8/23/deadly-floods-leave-millions-stranded-in-bangladesh(many more photos at link)
Deadly floods leave millions stranded in Bangladesh
More than four million people have been affected by the floods triggered by torrential rains, with hundreds of homes under water.
23 Aug 2024
At least 13 people have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains in eastern Bangladesh, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief says.
Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped swaths of low-lying Bangladesh and rescuers are scrambling to evacuate flooded communities.
The ministry said on Friday that nearly 190,000 people were taken to emergency relief shelters and 11 of the country’s 64 districts were affected by the flooding.
Feni, about 100km (60 miles) northwest of the main port city of Chittagong, was worst hit.
People wade through flood waters in Feni
The most affected districts in Bangladesh included Feni, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Cumilla and Chittagong, where five major rivers were flowing above danger levels, the FFWC said. [AFP]
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More than four million people have been affected by the floods triggered by torrential rains, with hundreds of homes under water.
23 Aug 2024
At least 13 people have been killed and 4.5 million affected by floods triggered by heavy rains in eastern Bangladesh, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief says.
Floods triggered by torrential rains have swamped swaths of low-lying Bangladesh and rescuers are scrambling to evacuate flooded communities.
The ministry said on Friday that nearly 190,000 people were taken to emergency relief shelters and 11 of the country’s 64 districts were affected by the flooding.
Feni, about 100km (60 miles) northwest of the main port city of Chittagong, was worst hit.
People wade through flood waters in Feni
The most affected districts in Bangladesh included Feni, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Cumilla and Chittagong, where five major rivers were flowing above danger levels, the FFWC said. [AFP]
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