Floods in Bangladesh and India killed dozens of people

• Floods are a regular menace to millions of people in low-lying Bangladesh.
• But experts say climate change is increasing their frequency, ferocity and unpredictability.
• Forecasters say the floods are set to worsen over the next two days; with heavy rains in India’s northeast.

Flooding is expected to worsen in Bangladesh and upstream in India’s northeast; over the next two days, according to forecasters.

Officials said on Saturday that monsoon storms in Bangladesh and India killed at least 41 people; and caused disastrous floods that trapped millions of others.

Floods are a constant threat to millions of people in Bangladesh’s low-lying areas; but researchers warn climate change is increasing the frequency and fury.

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Over the last week, torrential rains have inundated large swaths of Bangladesh’s northeast; forcing military to evacuate families blocked off from neighbouring settlements.

Schools have been converted into relief shelters to house entire villages; inundated by rivers that burst their banks in a couple of hours.

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