Status: 05/22/2022 03:32
At least 57 people have died in floods in Bangladesh and India. Sustained heavy rains have destroyed hundreds of places and cut off millions of people from the outside world.
After heavy rains and floods, millions of people in parts of Bangladesh and India have been cut off from the outside world. At least 57 people have died from the bodies of water, according to authorities in both countries.
Floods in Bangladesh and India: dozens dead and hundreds of places destroyed
tagesschau24 09:00, 22.5.2022
In northeast Bangladesh alone, two million people are cut off by the worst flooding in nearly 20 years.
dam failures and landslides
In Bangladesh’s Zakiganj district, more than 100 towns were flooded after the Barak River, which flows from India’s northeast, breached a dyke, according to the chief of Sylhet region. According to him, at least ten people died during the week.
According to local civil protection authorities, at least 47 people have died in India as a result of storms, floods and landslides, including 14 in the state of Assam alone, which borders Bangladesh. At least 33 people have died in the Indian state of Bihar as a result of storms, authorities said.
Cultivated areas damaged
The heavy rains, unusual for the time of year, damaged hundreds of hectares of crops and thousands of fruit trees. Bihar had also suffered from a heat wave this week with temperatures reaching 40 degrees.
Floods are common in much of Bangladesh and adjoining parts of India. Experts predict that global climate change will increase the likelihood of severe weather events.
