Powerful floods have caused severe damage in India and Bangladesh. About 60 people were killed and millions more lost their homes. In the northeastern Indian state of Assam, 18 people have been killed as a result of the floods, and since Thursday two million people have lost their homes after a flood flooded. This is according to the Government Disaster Management Agency
One of the largest rivers in Asia that flows through several countries in India and through Bangladesh to the Bay of Bengal, overflowed and flooded 3,000 villages and agricultural lands in the 28 provinces out of 33 in the state of Assam. About 7,500 people have been rescued from Assam so far. In Bangladesh, provinces near the border with India have been hit hardest by the floods. At least 21 people have been killed there by lightning strikes since last Friday.
Terrible floods have started again in Sylhet, #Bangladesh. pic.twitter.com/RM8Wj7UIqh
– Juel Ahmed (@paradoxicaljuel) June 17, 2022
Four more people were killed in landslides in the port city of Chitgong. The water level has risen in all the major rivers in Bangladesh. Last month, much damage was done to crops, homes and roads in the north and northeast of the country as a result of floods. The same report also said that flights at Silt Airport had been suspended for the next three days because the flooding had covered the runways, said airport manager Hafiz Ahmad. The Silt Sonmagani highway was also flooded, but motorcycle traffic is still possible.
Current situation in Sylhet, #Bangladesh.
The flood situation is very dire. Please pray for the people of Sylhet. pic.twitter.com/T1X2EDGvDo
– Juel Ahmed (@paradoxicaljuel) June 18, 2022
Bangladesh has a population of 160 million and the country is facing climate change and natural disasters such as floods and cyclones. According to the UN, 17 percent of the country’s residents will have to change their place of residence if global warming continues at the current rate.