Bangladesh floods kill over 2 dozen, strand 4M

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 19, 2022 12:42 am

SYLHET, Bangladesh: Monsoon rains in Bangladesh have killed at least 25 people and unleashed devastating floods that left more than four million others stranded, officials said on 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.

HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN People wade through floodwaters in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Saturday, June 18, 2022. AP PHOTO

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