Bangladesh's worst floods in decades leave 5 million stranded

About five million people in

Bangladesh

were stranded by

floods

in low-lying areas, as strong currents washed away river embankments. The

death toll

rose to 15 as at least five

rivers

in the country faced the severest flooding since 2018, according to government data. Eleven districts were affected.
The devastating floods are the latest setback for the country of 170 million people, recently besieged with deadly political protests.

"These are the worst floods we have seen in three decades," Liakath Ali, director of climate change at non-governmental organization BRAC, said. Breakdowns in telecommunications, interruptions to transport, and flooded roads and highways are complicating rescue efforts, according to BRAC. Ali said entire villages, all of the families and everything they owned -- homes, livestock, farmlands, fisheries - have been washed away."
The govt is rushing food and emergency medical supplies to the people marooned in flooded areas, and opened 3,176 shelters.