Both countries ask the military to help after an 'unprecedented' volume of rain caused severe flooding, which could worsen over the weekend as the wild weather continues.
At least 18 people have died as floods cut a swathe across north-eastern India and Bangladesh, leaving millions of homes underwater, authorities said.Officials say the volume of rainfall has been unprecedented, with more expected in coming daysBangladesh was just starting to recover from flooding in the same areas last month
The Brahmaputra, one of Asia's largest rivers, breached its mud embankments, inundating 3,000 villages and croplands in 28 of Assam's 33 districts. In southern Assam's Haflong town, the railway station was under water and flooded rivers deposited mud and silt along the tracks. Water levels in all major rivers across the country were rising, according to the flood forecasting and warning centre in Dhaka, the nation's capital.The centre said the flood situation is likely to deteriorate in the worst-hit Sunamganj and Sylhet districts in the north-eastern region, as well as in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Rangpur districts in northern Bangladesh.