Hundreds of thousands stranded as floods hit India and Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands stranded as floods hit India and Bangladesh

Floodwaters have inundated parts of India and Bangladesh, stranding hundreds of thousands of people in India’s northeast and neighbouring Bangladesh’s eastern region.

The death toll in Bangladesh, which is still recovering from weeks of political turmoil, had risen to 13 on Friday.

Some 4.5 million people were affected by the floods in eastern Bangladesh, the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief said.