Bangladesh faces further flood crisis in monsoon-hit South Asia

Dhaka (AFP) July 21, 2020

Deadly flooding will persist in Bangladesh for the next 10 days, officials warned Tuesday, as South Asia battles torrential monsoon rains which have already pounded the region for weeks. In flood-prone Bangladesh - where almost one-third of the impoverished nation is underwater - officials warned of an extended disaster in one of the worst deluges in recent years. "The flood has been g