Bangladesh Rice Crop Hit Hard by Flooding
From Reuters
DHAKA, Bangladesh —
The worst flooding in Bangladesh in 40 years destroyed 3.4 million tons of rice worth $1.16 billion, Agriculture Minister Mohammed Mahbubuzzaman said Saturday. The floods killed more than 1,600 people by official count.
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