Floods strand over two million people

Inundated city: Commuters wading through a flooded street in Sylhet as lashing rain and rivers swollen by flooding upstream in India swamped heavily populated areas. — AFP

MONSOON rains and upstream river water from India have caused widespread flooding in northeastern Bangladesh, stranding more than two million people, and the situation could worsen, officials said.

The UN children’s agency Unicef said trapped residents in the region, including more than 772,000 children, were in urgent need of assistance.