Areas in Bangladesh's northern and central
region were inundated Saturday, submerging a fourth of the country, as
authorities warned of more floods and the displacement of tens of thousands of
people, reported dpa.
Officials in the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in the capital Dhaka said
the major rivers in the country were above danger levels and nearly 20 out of
64 administrative districts were flooded.
Crops were destroyed, enclosures washed away and people rendered homeless as
the waters collapsed flood protection embankments at several points.
More areas in the northwestern and central regions were likely to be flooded by
Sunday or early Monday and a food and drinking water crisis is looming,
officials said.
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