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Over 1 million stranded in Bangladesh as floods worsen

Waters are coming from India, while heavy rainfalls in the region are causing havoc

Published: July 15, 2020 12:59 AP

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Copy of 294846-01-02-1594792398956 — Heavy flooding is worsening in parts of Bangladesh, with over 1 million villagers marooned or leaving their homes for higher ground along with their cattle and other belongings, officials and volunteers said Tuesday. | Inundated houses are seen in Sunamgong Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294845-01-02-1594792396591 — Water levels at major rivers were rising Tuesday at around two dozen points in 20 districts. Many new areas in northern, northeastern and central Bangladesh have been affected over last 24 hours, Arifuzzman Bhuiyan, an executive engineer with the Water Development Board, said by phone. Bangladesh has 64 districts. Image Credit: AFP

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20200715 — A third of Bangladesh is already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. Image Credit: AFP

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20200715 bangladesh — "The situation is worsening," he said. "The worst thing is that the floods are getting prolonged this year, which is a bad sign." Bhuiyan said heavy rainfall and rushing waters from upstream India were the main reasons for the floods in the delta nation of 160 million people, which receives monsoon rains between June and October every year, often leading to flooding. | Bangladeshi men with a goat row a banana raft through flood waters in Lalmonirhat, Bangladesh Image Credit: AP

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Copy of 295754-01-02-1594792392613 — The floods started late last month, and after briefly easing continued to worsen, affecting many new areas, destroying crops and driving people from their homes in several impoverished regions. | A man walks through flooded waters in Sunamgong. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294899-01-02-1594792390115 — Bangladesh is crisscrossed by 230 rivers, including 53 shared with India. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294928-01-02-1594792387848 — In the northern district of Kurigram, one of the worst-hit areas, thousands of villagers have moved from their homes to higher ground since the weekend, bringing along their cattle and other belongings, said Mizanur Rahman Soikat, project coordinator with the Bidyanondo Foundation, a local charity. ? People ride on a boat through flooded waters in Sunamgong. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294844-01-02-1594792385533 — The foundation has been distributing both cooked and dry food to the flood-affected villagers, many of whom have lost their crops and livelihood. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294927-01-02-1594792383325 — Soikat said that over the last few weeks, the charity has distributed food to some 135,000 people in Kurigram, while the government's relief office was also providing food, cash and cattle food. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294900-01-02-1594792374559 — A man holding a child walks through flooded waters in Sunamgong. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294925-01-02-1594792381355 — "Over last two days, the situation has deteriorated and many villages went underwater in the district," he said by phone. "I have seen thousands taking shelter." Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294887-01-02-1594792379225 — The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said in a statement Monday that more than a million Bangladeshis have been marooned by the floods, with the worst of it happening since the weekend. Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 294897-01-02-1594792376949 — "Thousands of people are expected to leave their homes throughout the beginning of this week to seek shelter in higher ground as the Water Development Board warned that the onrush of water from upstream would further intensify," the statement said. Image Credit: AFP

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20200715 sunambong — A.T.M. Akhteruzzman, a relief and rehabilitation officer in the northern district of Rangpur, said about 50,000 people who live along the Teesta River basin have been marooned. Image Credit: AFP

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20200715 sunambong — "Waters are coming from India, while heavy rainfalls in the region are causing havoc," he said. "We are trying to do our best to stand by the people, as we have already provided more than 300 tons of rice, cattle food, baby food and a good amount of cash. Our relief operations will continue." Image Credit: AFP

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