Continuous heavy rainfall and the onrush of water from upstream over the past three days have left Sylhet district inundated, with more than 8 lakh people stranded. "Around 825,256 people are marooned in 106 unions of the district," Sylhet district administration sources said on Wednesday afternoon. In the metropolitan area alone, 50,000
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Floods return to Sylhet as rivers surge above danger level
Sylhet faces another severe flood crisis as relentless rainfall and upstream surges have caused rivers to rise rapidly, submerging large areas. Over the past two days, six points across three rivers in Sylhet have exceeded danger levels, affecting communities in Companiganj and Gowainghat upazilas. As of Tuesday morning, more than 2
Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315
Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers buried their dead and aid agencies warned of widening havoc. Thousands of homes were damaged and livestock wiped out, the Taliban-run refugee ministry said, while
May the race for climate justice leader begin
Super-charging efforts and setting a fresh direction for the next phase of climate policymaking is what’s urgently needed and on offer this month during the 78th UN General Assembly in New York, as mass heat waves, devastating wildfires, fatal floods, and withering droughts continue to wreak havoc across continents. These extreme
How Brahmaputra char dwellers adapt to floods
BNP for permanent solution to floods in Sylhet region
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Saturday emphasized on taking effective steps including the construction of sustainable dams as a permanent solution to recurring floods in the country's Sylhet region. "Effective initiatives need to be taken to find a permanent solution so that the people of this (Sylhet) region do
Floods ease but Kurigram people continue to suffer
Even though the flood situation in Kurigram is improving, but the plight of the flood-affected people hasn't eased. There is still water in the low-lying areas of the district, and people can't return to their houses because prolonged presence of floodwater has made them unliveable. Besides, river erosion and damaged
Death toll rises to 82 as floods claim 9 more lives
Flood claimed nine more lives in different parts of the country in 24 hours till Saturday morning, raising the total fatalities to 82. Five of them died in Mymensingh division and four in Sylhet division, according to the Directorate general of Health services (DGHS). Among the deceased, seven have died by drowning
Climate change a factor in ‘unprecedented’ South Asia floods
Scientists say climate change is a factor behind the erratic and early rains that triggered unprecedented floods in Bangladesh and northeastern India, killing dozens and making lives miserable for millions of others. Although the region is no stranger to flooding, it typically takes place later in the year when monsoon rains
1.6 million children stranded by floods in Bangladesh: UNICEF
1.6 million children stranded by floods in Bangladesh: UNICEF UNICEF calls for US$2.5 million funding Dhaka, June 20 (UNB) - Four million people, including 1.6 million children, stranded by flash floods in north-eastern Bangladesh, are in urgent need of help, said UNICEF on Monday. UNICEF is on the ground to protect children and