After heavy rainfall and flooding, millions of people in parts of Bangladesh and India have been cut off from the outside world. At least 57 people have been killed by the water, authorities in both countries announced on Saturday. In northeastern Bangladesh alone, two million people have been isolated as a result of the worst flooding in nearly 20 years.
In Bangladesh’s Zakiganj district, more than 100 towns were flooded after the Barak River, which flows from northeast India, breached a sea wall, the chief of Sylhet region said. At least ten people died in the course of the week, he said.
At least 47 people have died in India as a result of storms, floods and landslides, 14 of them in the state of Assam alone, which borders Bangladesh, according to local civil defense authorities.
Heavy rain after heat wave
At least 33 people were killed in storms in the Indian state of Bihar on Thursday, official figures say. The heavy rainfall, unusual for the time of year, damaged hundreds of acres of crops and thousands of fruit trees. Bihar also suffered from a heat wave this week with temperatures reaching 40 degrees.
Floods are common in much of Bangladesh and neighboring regions of India. Experts predict that global climate change will increase the likelihood of severe weather events.
Source: Krone
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