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Floods in Bangladesh have killed at least 50 people

 Dozens killed, millions blocked after floods hit India and Bangladesh

India and Bangladesh have asked for military assistance to deal with severe flooding, which could get worse as continued rains are expected over the weekend.

At least 50 people were killed and millions displaced after severe rains inundated parts of northeastern India and Bangladesh.

Monsoon rains in Bangladesh on Saturday killed at least 50 people, local media said, and caused deadly flooding that blocked more than four million people. 



Since Friday, 21 people have been perished in South Asia due to lightning strikes, while 4 were killed in landslides induced by the storm, according to authorities. Foreign Minister Konrad Sangma announced on Twitter that at least 16 people had died after landslides and severe water submerged a highway in rural Megalia, India. According to the state disaster control agency in Assam, India, at least nine people drowned in the floods, and the homes of two million people were flooded The Brahmaputra, one of Asia's largest rivers, flooded 3,000 villages and farms in 28 of Assam's 33 districts after a landslide. "Until Sunday, we expect severe rains in numerous regions of Assam." "The amount of rain has been exceptional," claimed a meteorological station officer in Gauhati, Assam's capital.



 

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