India's opening of dams has led to floods in Bangladesh
India's opening of the dam caused large areas of Bangladesh to flood, creating a humanitarian crisis. This is said to be in response to recent attacks on Hindus in a neighboring country. In total, heavy rains and floods affected 4.5 million people in Bangladesh, and 13 people died in the last three days.
India's opening of the dam caused large areas of Bangladesh to flood, creating a humanitarian crisis. This is said to be in response to recent attacks on Hindus in a neighboring country.
Indian officials said the move was necessary to protect its citizens, but the international community expressed concern over the incident.
In Bangladesh, at least 13 people have been killed and 4.5 million people have been affected by natural disasters in the past three days due to unseasonal rains and floods.
The country's Ministry of Emergency Situations reports that the main causes of death include drowning, electrocution or falling trees. Rescuers placed about 190,000 people in temporary shelters to provide emergency aid.
According to the government, 11 out of 64 districts of the country were affected by floods. Feni, about 100 km northwest of the main port city of Chittagong, was the worst affected.
This year's floods, caused by overflowing rivers from monsoon rains in Bangladesh from July to October, have been the country's worst in 37 years. Thousands of villages and settlements were flooded. Electricity has been cut in several areas of Bangladesh. More than 1,800 mobile towers are not working.
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