Heavy rain, floods and lightning leave dozens dead in India and Bangladesh
Northeastern India and northern Bangladesh have been particularly badly hit by severe weather, which has prompted some of the worst flooding in the region in years and left some towns cut off.Around 90% of Sunamganj was underwater and almost entirely isolated from the rest of Bangladesh on Sunday, he added. The news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported on Saturday that nearly six million people had been displaced due to the floods.Officials said millions were being provided with food and shelter in temporary relief camps.”We were having trouble establishing communication with some districts, but we are now in touch with everyone. Our main issue right now is a lack of drinking water and food, but we are arranging for (some) and trying to transport it using helicopters,” said Muhammad Mosharrof Hossain, a senior official in Bangladesh’s Sylhet division, one of the worst affected areas.Around 300,000 people are currently in shelters as of Monday, Hossain added.
