Floods: Thousands stranded in Bangladesh
Dhaka,
Sept
18,
2007:
Thousands
of
families
were
driven
out
of
their
homes
by
the
latest
floods
in
the
Bangladesh
capital
on
Monday.
For
many
residents
of
Dhaka,
this
was
the
second
time
that
they
fled
their
homes
due
to
flooding
in
the
last
month.
Many were still stranded in their flooded villages, living on the roofs or boats. According to doctors, more than 3,500 people were reported sick over the weekend, including about 400 treated in Dhaka's International Centre for Diarrhoea Diseases Research.
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Story first published: Tuesday, September 18, 2007, 18:58 [IST]