Storms and Floods

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Bangladesh – Ongoing flooding in north-eastern Bangladesh has affected over 4 million people, including 1.6 million children, according to the United Nations. Flooding began following a prolonged period of heavy rainfall in Bangladesh and catchment areas in neighbouring India from around 09 May. By 16 May rivers including the Surma and the Kushiyara in Sylhet Division in north-eastern Bangladesh jumped above the danger mark. The Kushiyara river at Amalshid reached 17.15 metres on 19 May, well above the danger mark of 15.40 metres. The Surma river at Sylhet reached 11.25 metres on the same day, above the danger mark of 10.80 metres. At least 16 people have died as a result of the severe weather in Sylhet Division, including 11 who were struck by lightning whilst working in fields. One person died in a landslide triggered by the heavy rain, another drowned in flood waters and 3 died in a capsized boat.

India – Flash floods and landslides in India’s northeast Assam state killed at least 25 people and displaced over 650,000 from their homes in the past 10 days, officials said on Tuesday. The Brahmaputra River, one of the largest rivers in the world which flows from Tibet to India and finally into Bangladesh, burst its banks in Assam, inundating more than 1,800 villages in 26 districts this month.

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