Page 25 - Flood Forecasting News Today

The high water brought on by seasonal monsoon downpours has already claimed more than a dozen lives.

The non-governmental organisation BRAC has been working alongside local government since the beginning of the recent flood situation in the country. The organisation has allocated BDT 3 crore from its own funds for emergency flood relief.

Authorities in India and Bangladesh struggled Monday to deliver food and drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people evacuated from their homes in days of flooding that have submerged wide swaths of the countries.

Millions are marooned or homeless in low-lying parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in Bangladesh's recent history. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The flood situation in the northern region and low-lying parts of Dhaka division is likely to worsen in the coming days, officials and experts said yesterday.

Floods in South Asia wreaking havoc Monday hindered authorities’ efforts to deliver food and drinking water to shelters across Assam in northeastern India and north and northeastern regions of Bangladesh. More than a dozen people died across Bangladesh since the monsoon began last week, authorities said. The government called in soldiers Friday to help evacuate…

Regional officials say nearly 3.1mn people displaced, 200,000 of whom are staying in government-run shelters.

Floods in South Asia continue to wreak havoc, hindering authorities’ efforts to deliver food and drinking water to shelters across northeastern India and north and northeastern regions of Bangladesh

No official data was available on the death toll but unofficial reports suggest that the ongoing flood has killed at least 19 people in the country.

Monsoon rains caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh and India, stranding nearly 6 million people and killing at least 19 people in Bangladesh, authorities said on Saturday, warning the situation could worsen. Lightning strikes have killed at least 15 people in eight distric...