Monsoon Rains Trap Thousands, Drown 2
From Times Wire Reports
Monsoon rains have flooded northern Bangladesh, trapping tens of thousands of people in their homes, drowning two children and damaging crops, roads and bridges, officials said.
Flood waters swept away the two children in the district of Mymensingh, where about 50,000 people were trapped, said Zafar Ahmed, the area’s administrator.
Another 250,000 people have lost crops or been restricted to their towns by flood waters in the neighboring districts of Sunamganj, Netrokona and Rangpur, relief officials said.
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