SYLHET, Bangladesh — Monsoon storms in Bangladesh have killed at least 25 people and unleashed devastating floods that left more than four million others stranded, officials said Saturday. Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability. More than four million people have been stranded by flood water,” Hossain said, adding that nearly the entire region was without electricity. Forecasters said floods were set to worsen over the next two days with heavy rains in Bangladesh and upstream in India’s northeast. Before this week’s rains, Sylhet region was still recovering from its worst floods in nearly two decades late last month, with at least 10 people killed and 4 million others affected.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 18, 2022 09:29 UTC