Autos caught within the floodwater in Sylhet, Bangladesh, Could 17, 2022. Many roads have been submerged attributable to steady excessive rains for a number of days.
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Extreme floods in elements of Bangladesh and India have killed at the very least 24 folks and left hundreds of individuals displaced in current weeks, as excessive climate occasions fueled by local weather change turn out to be extra frequent and intense throughout South Asia.
Flood waters have submerged villages within the north-eastern Indian state of Assam and have impacted roughly two million folks within the Sylhet area of Bangladesh. The rains have washed away villages, inundated roads, broken crops and reduce off entry to consuming water and electrical energy for some folks, in accordance with native information stories.
Scientists say that excessive rainfall occasions in low-lying nations like India and Bangladesh are on the rise, pushed by international warming and modifications within the timing of the monsoons.
The rains come as India additionally grapples with a record-breaking warmth wave that is compelled tens of millions of individuals to vary how they work and reside. The warmth was revamped 100 instances extra probably due to local weather change, in accordance with an evaluation revealed final week.
Military troopers evacuate a villager in Assam state, India
Military troopers evacuate a flood-affected villager after heavy rains in Hojai district of India’s Assam state on Could 19, 2022.
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Folks journey by flood waters in Sylhet, Bangladesh
Folks wade by the floodwater, Could 17, 2022 in Sylhet, Bangladesh. Many roads in Sylhet have been submerged attributable to steady excessive rains for a number of days.
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Homes are inundated by rains in Beanibazar, Bangladesh
This aerial {photograph} exhibits homes inundated following heavy rains in Beanibazar, Bangladesh on Could 21, 2022.
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Physician examines villager at cell medical camp in Assam state, India
A health care provider examines a flood-affected villager at a cell medical camp in Hojai district of India’s Assam state on Could 19, 2022.
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Folks wade by flooded space in Assam state, India
Folks wade by a highway broken by flood waters after heavy rains in Nagaon district, Assam state, on Could 19, 2022.
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Man transports gasoline cylinders by flood waters in Sylhet, Bangladesh
A person transports Liquefied Petroleum Gasoline (LPG) cylinders on a on a rickshaw van alongside a path subsequent to the banks of the overflown Surma River following heavy rainfalls in Sylhet, Bangladesh on Could 19, 2022.
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Villagers take a ship over flooded space in Assam state, India
Villagers journey on a ship by a flooded space after heavy rains in Nagaon district, Assam state, on Could 19, 2022.
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Villagers lead their cattle to {a partially} flooded highway in Assam state, India
Villagers lead their cattle to {a partially} flooded highway after travelling on a ship by flood waters following heavy rains in Nagaon district, Assam state, India, on Could 19, 2022.
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Villagers wade by a flooded zone in Assam state, India
Villagers wade by a flooded space of Bakula Guri village in Nagaon district of India’s northeastern state of Assam, Could 15, 2022.
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— The Related Press contributed reporting
