Relentless monsoon rains and flooding have stranded nearly three million people in Bangladesh and killed two, submerging vast areas and damaging homes and infrastructure, officials from the country’s disaster management ministry said on Thursday (August 22).Television footage on Thursday showed scenes in Feni, Moulvibazar and Brahmanbaria Dristict, where strong torrents of floodwater were gushing, roads were severely inundated and stranded people were being rescued with ropes.Road connectivity in several regions were severed, isolating communities and hampering relief efforts, disaster management and relief officials said.The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned that with the rains continuing, water levels could rise further over the next 24 hours, raising concern about additional flooding and displacement.

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