Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Guwahati, IndiaReuters Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people stranded in their homes by flooding across a quarter of the country, an official said on Thursday. Nearly 2,000 rescue teams, along with the army, navy and air force, were trying to reach […]
Floods swamp more of Bangladesh and India, millions marooned
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Guwahati, India Reuters Floodwaters inundated more of Bangladesh and north-east India on Tuesday, officials said, as authorities struggled to reach more than 9.5 million people stranded with little food and drinking water after days of intense rain. Particularly heavy monsoon rain has brought the worst floods in more than a century in some parts of […]
Bangladesh military scrambles to reach millions marooned after deadly flooding
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Guwahati, India Reuters Soldiers on small boats delivered relief material on Monday across flooded towns and villages in Bangladesh, after more than nine million people were marooned in the low-lying country and neighbouring India following heavy rains, officials said. At least 32 people have been killed in Bangladesh since late last week following monsoon […]