Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleResidents wade through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Chattogram, Bangladesh (AFP/Getty)Heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides across southeastern Bangladesh, resulting in 51 deaths and leaving over a million people marooned. Seven districts, including Chattogram and Cox's Bazar, have been severely affected, with the capital Dhaka recording its highest rainfall in a 24-hour period. Cox's Bazar, which hosts over a million Rohingya refugees, has reported 28 fatalities, with authorities having previously relocated residents from high-risk areas. The Bangladeshi government has mobilised disaster response teams, distributing relief, safe drinking water, and medical supplies, and deploying army and navy personnel for aid delivery. Rescue and relief efforts are being hindered by power outages, damaged roads, and broken communication links, with climate change cited as a factor in the increasing intensity of such extreme weather events. In fullAt least 51 dead and more than million affected as floods hit BangladeshMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Severe flooding in Bangladesh kills at least 51
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleResidents wade through floodwaters after heavy monsoon rains in Chattogram, Bangladesh (AFP/Getty)Heavy monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides across southeastern Bangladesh, resulting in 51 deaths and leaving over a million people marooned. Seven districts, including Chattogram and Cox's Bazar, have been severely affected, with the capital Dhaka recording its highest rainfall in a 24-hour period. Cox's Bazar, which hosts over a million Rohingya refugees, has reported 28 fatalities, with authorities having previously relocated residents from high-risk areas. The Bangladeshi government has mobilised disaster response teams, distributing relief, safe drinking water, and medical supplies, and deploying army and navy personnel for aid delivery. Rescue and relief efforts are being hindered by power outages, damaged roads, and broken communication links, with climate change cited as a factor in the increasing intensity of such extreme weather events. In fullAt least 51 dead and more than million affected as floods hit BangladeshMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
