Bangladesh floods leave 71 dead, fears of waterborne disease rise
Dhaka, Bangladesh Reuters The death toll from floods in Bangladesh rose to 71 on Tuesday with millions of people still stranded in devastated areas and increasing concern about outbreaks of waterborne disease as the inundation recedes. The floods, triggered by relentless monsoon rains and runoff from upstream waterways, have wreaked havoc over the past two […]
Fears of waterborne disease rise in Bangladesh as floods recede
Dhaka, Bangladesh/Guwahati, India Reuters Authorities in Bangladesh are bracing for the spread of waterborne diseases and racing to get drinking water to people stranded in their homes by flooding across a quarter of the country, an official said on Thursday. Nearly 2,000 rescue teams, along with the army, navy and air force, were trying to […]