East Asia Pacific

More Than One Million People

Stranded by Flooding in
Bangladesh
By VOA News
July 14, 2020 03:45 PM

Officials and volunteers in Bangladesh say heavy flooding is worsening in parts of the
country, with more than one million villagers marooned or leaving their homes for higher
ground. 

Water levels at major rivers were rising on Tuesday at around two dozen points in 20
districts. 

Many new areas in northern, northeastern and central Bangladesh have been affected
over the last 24 hours, said an executive engineer with the Water Development Board. 

The floods started late last month, and

after briefly easing continued to worsen,
destroying crops and driving people from
their homes in several impoverished
regions. 
People ride on a boat through flooded waters in
Sunamgong, Bangladesh, July 14, 2020.
The Bangladesh Flood Forecasting and
Warning Center, or FFWC, reports there is
no relief in sight for northwest and central Bangladesh. One forecaster at the FFWC told
the French news agency, AFP, this could be the worst flooding in a decade. 
Extremely heavy rain across the border in upstream India and Bangladesh triggered the
second wave of flooding while the first wave has not yet receded. 

The U.N.'s Relief Web reports the Bangladesh government allocating food and cash for
immediate response in the affected areas with 975 flood shelters opened, and 175 medical
teams mobilized. 

Heavy monsoon rains are expected throughout the country in coming days that could
further worsen the situation. 

The monsoon season in the region runs from June through September, swelling
Bangladesh's 230 rivers, including 53 shared with India. 
 

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