59 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, IndiaPeople wade along a flooded road following heavy monsoon rains in Sylhet, BangladeshSYLHET (BANGLADESH) - Monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India have killed at least 59 people and unleashed devastating floods that left millions of 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. "The whole village went under water by early Friday and we all got stranded," said Lokman, whose family lives in Companiganj village. More than four million people have been stranded by flood water," Hossain said, adding that nearly the entire region was without electricity. Forecasters said the floods were set to worsen over the next two days with heavy rains in Bangladesh and upstream in India's northeast.

Source: Bangkok Post June 18, 2022 20:59 UTC