DHAKA: Floodwaters that have submerged two-thirds of Bangladesh leaving 30 million people cut off or homeless will not recede for at least a week, experts warned yesterday as the death toll rose above 300.
Vast swathes of land across the country remained under water with only trees and rooftops visible in some places, officials said, predicting that the situation would get worse before it improves.
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