Bangladesh floods force thousands from their homes
Several million people are living in camps and makeshift settlements as the Jamuna river breaks its banks, inundating at least 40 villages
18 July 2019 - 14:06
Dhaka/Guwahati — One of Bangladesh’s main rivers breached an embankment, flooding a northern district and forcing thousands from their homes, an official said on Thursday, as the toll from monsoon rains in neighbouring India climbed to 97 in two flood-hit states.
Several million people are living in camps and makeshift settlements in India’s eastern state of Bihar and north-eastern Assam, officials said, with heavy rains and flooding since last week driving even animals to seek shelter in people’s homes...
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