Dozens of people have died and millions of homes have been submerged under water after massive floods in northeastern India and Bangladesh.
According to AFP news agency, at least 59 people were killed.
Lightning storm has killed at least 21 people in Bangladeshwhile the rest was lost to floods, lightning strikes and landslides in Indiathe agency reported.
Forces have been called in to rescue thousands of people trapped by floods that have severed transport links, authorities said on Saturday.
While floods in Bangladesh are frequent, experts say climate change is increasing in frequency, intensity and unpredictability.
In the Indian state of Assam, two million people have seen their homes submerged in floodwaters since Thursday, the state’s disaster management agency said.
The Brahmaputra – one of Asia’s largest rivers – broke through its mud embankments, flooding 3,000 villages and farmland in 28 of Assam’s 33 districts.
On Saturday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that he was praying for the safety of those affected by the floods.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister of the Indian state of Meghalaya, Conrad Sangma, tweeted that authorities were examining landslide damage in the northeastern state.
Water levels in all major rivers across Bangladesh are rising, according to the flood warning and forecasting center in Dhaka, the nation’s capital.
The flooded country has about 130 rivers.
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Millions of underwater houses in India and Bangladesh
Flooding in Bangladesh, described by a government expert as potentially the country’s worst since 2004, was exacerbated by runoff from heavy rains through the mountains of India.
Last month, a pre-monsoon flash flood, triggered by water flows from upstream in India’s northeastern states, made landfall in the northern and northeastern regions of Bangladesh, destroying crops and damaging crops. damage to homes and roads.
The country is only just beginning to recover as fresh rains hit similar areas this week once again.
Bangladesh, a country of 160 million people, is low-lying and faces threats from natural disasters such as floods and cyclones, as climate change worsens.
