Dozens of people died in Bangladesh and India as a result of monsoon storms and subsequent severe flooding, and millions were forced to flee their homes. The rivers overflowed in a short time and entire villages had to be evacuated, the authorities announced yesterday. According to weather forecasts, the situation is expected to worsen over the weekend.
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According to authorities, at least 25 people have died in Bangladesh alone, including 21 from lightning. After days of continuous rain, much of the northeast of the country is flooded. In Sylhet, capital of the worst-hit region of the same name, the third largest airport in the South Asian country had to shut down.
More than four million people were affected by the floods, the head of the Sylhet regional government, Mosharraf Hossain, told AFP. The entire region is without electricity.