Floods Leave Hundreds of Thousands Stranded in India and Bangladesh

At least 15 people have died in the monsoon flooding across both countries as water levels continue to rise.

People navigate a flooded street following incessant rains in Feni, a coastal district in southeast Bangladesh bordering the Indian Tripura state, on Aug. 22, 2024. AP Photo

Floods have stranded hundreds of thousands of people in northeast India and eastern Bangladesh, officials said on Aug. 22.

At least 11 were killed and thousands displaced as floods and mudslides ripped through Tripura state, India, since Aug. 21, and another four people died in Bangladesh.