Bangladesh and India withstand catastrophic floods
On May 17, 2022, a vehicle was flooded in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Many roads were submerged after several days of heavy rain.
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Serious floods in Bangladesh and parts of India Killed at least 24 people Thousands of people have been forced to evacuate in recent weeks as extreme weather events caused by climate change have become more frequent and intense throughout South Asia.
Floods have submerged villages in Assam, northeastern India, affecting approximately 2 million people in the Sylhet region of Bangladesh. According to local news reports, the rain washed away the village, flooded roads, damaged crops and blocked access to drinking water and electricity for some.
Scientists say extreme rainfall events in lowland countries like India and Bangladesh Increased hasCaused by global warming and changing monsoon timing.
It rained as India also tackled a record heat wave, forcing millions of people to change their way of working and living.The heat is 100 times more likely Due to climate change, according to an analysis released last week.
Army soldiers evacuate villagers in Assam, India
On May 19, 2022, Army soldiers evacuated flood-affected villagers after heavy rains in the Hojai district of Assam, India.
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People travel the floods of Sylhet in Bangladesh
People roamed the floods in Sylhet, Bangladesh on May 17, 2022. Many roads in the sillette are submerged due to heavy rains that last for several days.
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In Bangladesh’s Vini Bazaar, houses are flooded with rain
This aerial photograph shows a house flooded after a heavy rain at Vini Bazaar in Bangladesh on May 21, 2022.
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Doctors see villagers at a mobile medical camp in Assam, India
Doctors will see flood-affected villagers at a mobile medical camp in the Hojai district of Assam, India, on May 19, 2022.
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People roam the flooded areas of Assam, India
People were walking on flood-damaged roads after heavy rains in the Nagaon district of Assam on May 19, 2022.
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People transporting gas cylinders in the floods of Sylhet, Bangladesh
After a heavy rain in Sylhet, Bangladesh on May 19, 2022, a rickshaw van transported a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder along a path next to the overflowing Sulma River.
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Villagers boat through the flooded areas of Assam, India
After heavy rains in the Nagaon district of Assam on May 19, 2022, villagers will boat through the flooded areas.
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Villagers lead cows to a partially flooded road in Assam, India
Villagers led cattle to a partially flooded road on May 19, 2022, after heavy rains in the Nagaon district of Assam, India, after boating through the flood waters.
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Villagers roam the flooded areas of Assam, India
On May 15, 2022, the villagers were walking in the flooded area of the village of Bakragri in the Nagaon district of Assam in northeastern India.
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— — The Associated Press contributed to the report
Bangladesh and India withstand catastrophic floods
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