Heavy rain results in lightning and landslides killing at least 25 people over the weekend in Bangladesh. The country faces a humanitarian crisis as millions of people remain stranded or are now homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country’s recent history, Reuters reported.
From the last two to three days, at least seven northern Bangladeshi districts have been inundated. About 105,000 people have been evacuated so far but police officials estimated that over four million were still stranded. The rescue efforts continue, as thousands of policemen and army personnel have been deployed in several parts of Bangladesh.
The key Surma river running through Sylhet and Sunamganj districts burst its banks, flowing at a record rate of over 100 cubic meters a second on Saturday. By today evening, the Karatoya River is expected to rise by 15-25 cm compared to a day before, authorities have appealed to the citizens to be cautious.
The head of the state-run Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre, Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan, said, that many of Bangladesh’s rivers have risen to dangerous levels and the runoff from heavy rain from across Indian mountains, exacerbated the situation.
Heavy showers also flooded the neighbouring Indian state of Assam killing at least 17 people during the wave of flooding that began this month.
