Massive floods kill 108 in Bangladesh

Massive floods triggered by heavy seasonal rains and onrush of water from hills across the Indian borders have claimed at least 108 lives in Bangladesh.

A senior official of the country’s National Disaster Response Coordination Center (NDRCC) told Xinhua Sunday morning that “the floods caused the deaths of 108 people in 16 districts and widespread damage to habitation, crops, roads and highways across vast swathes of the country.”