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| Source: Google Maps Data as of 30 August 2017 |
Heavy monsoon rains have brought the worst floods to strike south Asia in years continued to exact a deadly toll. More than 1,200 people have died across India, Bangladesh and Nepal as a result of flooding, with 40 million affected by the devastation. The devastating floods have also destroyed or damaged 18,000 schools, meaning that about 1.8 million children cannot go to classes.
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| Source: Flood Forecasting & Warning Center, Data as of 30 August 2017 |
With upstream countries like China, India, Nepal and Bhutan suffering severe floods, Bangladesh is preparing for a really bad situation. The country witnessed four severe floods in the last four decades. Of them, the flood of 1998 was the worst when two-thirds of the county remain submerged for nearly three months.
