flights to and from in sylhet have been suspended. many british bangladeshis living in the uk are from sylhet region. local people say there is no way to get safe shelter in the area. people are suffering from food and pure drinking water shortage. there is hardly any housing in the region which is not submerged by floodwater. many people have taken refuge on the rooftop due to floodwaters. describing the situation, local people say that cattle and poultry are floating on the water. local people also say that there are not enough boats to rescue those trapped in the floods. the army has been deployed to rescue people trapped in the floodwater. shelters have been opened for the rescued people in all government offices and many private buildings. sunamganj and sylhet area was flooded for the second time in a month. rainwater from india's meghalaya state has come down to sunamganj and sylhet region very fast. that's why the floods have taken a terrible turn in the region in a short time. akbar hossain, bbc news, dhaka. ukraine has warned

flights to and from in sylhet have been suspended. many british bangladeshis living in the uk are from sylhet region. local people say there is no way to get safe shelter in the area. people are suffering from food and pure drinking water shortage. there is hardly any housing in the region which is not submerged by floodwater. many people have taken refuge on the rooftop due to floodwaters. describing the situation, local people say that cattle and poultry are floating on the water. local people also say that there are not enough boats to rescue those trapped in the floods. that's why most people cannot go to the shelter. bangladesh's vulnerability to float its well documented usually. people are used to coping with the situation. but this time, the ferocity of flooding in sylhet and sunamganj district has surpassed all previous benchmarks. the army has been deployed to rescue people trapped in the floodwater. shelters have been opened for the rescued people in all government offices and many private buildings. sunamganj and sylhet ar

these are the worst rains in a century for sylhet. once a thriving area, now only navigable by boat. the rains wrecked this house and there is barely anything left to salvage. she is just one of the millions in this region now left in limbo with nowhere to go. translation: we are living - in the fields with cows and goats. how will we return to our home? there is nothing left. what will we eat? what will happen to us? this nation is no stranger to heavy rains. families ready themselves for the annual monsoon season, but so far in june, sylhet�*s had nearly double the rainfall it usually gets the entire month. with heavy floods also in neighbouring india, experts in the region say climate change is playing its part in these erratic weather patterns. as relief efforts continue, a longer challenge remains. a struggle for food, clean water, and permanent shelter. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. at least 11 people have died and more than 250 have been injured in a toxic gas leak at the port of aqaba, injordan. the port authority di

these are the worst rains in a century for sylhet. once a thriving area, now only navigable by boat. the rains wrecked this house. there's barely anything left to salvage. she's just one of the millions in this region now left in limbo with nowhere to go. translation: we're living in| the fields with cows and goats. how will we return to our home? there's nothing left. what will we eat? what will happen to us? this nation's no stranger to heavy rains. families ready themselves for the annual monsoon season, but so far in june, sylhet�*s had nearly double the rainfall it usually gets the entire month. with heavy floods also in neighbouring india, experts in the region say climate change is playing its part in these erratic weather patterns. as relief efforts continue, a longer challenge remains. a struggle for food, clean water, and permanent shelter. rajini vaidyanathan, bbc news, delhi. members of the uk parliament have voted to amend the northern ireland protocol. the bill would allow ministers to over—ride parts of the agreemen

flights to and from in sylhet have been suspended. local people say there is no way to get safe shelter in the area. people are suffering from food and jinking water shortages. people are suffering from food and jinking water shortages. there is hardly any housing in the region which is not many people have taken refuge on the rooftop due to floodwaters. cattle and poultry are floating on the water. to rescue those trapped in the floods. that is why people cannot go to the shelter. that is why people cannot go to the shelter. bangladesh's vulnerability to flood is well—documented. people are usually used to the situation. people are usually used to the situation. but this time, the ferocity of flooding in sylhet and sunamganj the army has been deployed to rescue people trapped in the floodwater. shelters have been opened. in all government offices and many private buildings. this is the second flood in a month. rainwater from india's meghalaya state has come down to sunamganj very fast. that's why the floods have taken a terrible tu

this is the gate of a school in sylhet that was turned into a shelter. if it rains any more, it will no longer serve as a refuge. inside, people who've managed to save themselves but lost everything they had. "our home was swept away in the floods. all our belongings have gone too," this woman says. anger against the administration is growing. "our home was flooded and we've come here for shelter, but we haven't received any relief material yet. we're here without food," she says. unrelenting rainfall for more than a week caused the flooding. and while this is a common occurrence in these low—lying areas during the monsoon season, bangladeshi officials say it's the worst they've seen in more than a century. today prime minister sheikh hasina surveyed the scale of the disaster that's hit her country. she insists her government is doing all it can. supplies have reached some areas. food packets, water and medicines. this is moulvibazar, to the south of sylhet. but the threat of more rain remains. and in both countries, most people who've been affected ha

this is the gate of a school in sylhet that was turned into a shelter. if it rains any more, it will no longer serve as a refuge. inside, people who've managed to save themselves but lost everything they had. "our home was swept away in the floods. all our belongings have gone too," this woman says. anger against the administration is growing. "our home was flooded and we've come here for shelter, but we haven't received any relief material yet. we're here without food," she says. unrelenting rainfall for more than a week caused the flooding and while this is a common occurrence in these low—lying areas during the monsoon season, bangladeshi officials say it's the worst they've seen in more than a century. today, prime minister sheikh hasina surveyed the scale of the disaster that hit her country. she insists her government is doing all it can. supplies have reached some areas. food packets, water and medicines. this is moulvibazar, to the south of sylhet. but the threat of more rain remains. and in both countries, most people who've been affected had

this is the gate of a school in sylhet that was turned into a shelter. if it rains any more, it will no longer serve as a refuge. inside, people who've managed to save themselves but lost everything they had. "our home was swept away in the floods. all our belongings have gone too," this woman says. anger against the administration is growing. "our home was flooded and we've come here for shelter, but we haven't received any relief material yet. we're here without food," she says. unrelenting rainfall for more than a week caused the flooding. and while this is a common occurrence in these low—lying areas during the monsoon season, bangladeshi officials say it's the worst they've seen in more than a century. today prime minister sheikh hasina surveyed the scale of the disaster that's hit her country. she insists her government is doing all it can. supplies have reached some areas. food packets, water and medicines. this is moulvibazar, to the south of sylhet. but the threat of more rain remains. and in both countries, most people who've been affected ha

sylhet is the worst affected area. there is estimated to be over half a million bangladeshis in the uk, with a large amount coming from the sylhet district. i went out and spoke to one who was in sylhet just over a week ago, to find out how this has affected him and his family. you've just recently come back from bangladesh. how was your experience? what did you see? occasionally, we have floods in the uk. what i have seen there, entire areas, entire communities. the water doesn't discriminate the rich or the poor. i, myself, ijust couldn't handle it. family members didn't have a home to live in. but you can see the worry in these family members' faces and the neighbours' faces. they were losing everything. homes and livelihoods left submerged after excessive downfalls. many have lost their loved ones, and people are still missing. most people are trying to find shelter in schools and hospitals. relief workers are trying their best to provide food and clean water. at this moment in time, the most emergency and urgent n

the chief administrator of the sylhet region said most of the area was under water, leaving more than four million people stranded. chris fawkes, from bbc weather, says despite the region being among the wettest places on earth, this rainfall has been particularly rare. the rainfall that we have seen has been extreme. there is a place which claims to be one of the wettest places on the planet, and it gets a lot of rain, 11 metres every year. so they are used to getting rain, but it is rare to get really intense rain like this. the last few days we have seen something like 972 millimetres of rain. there have only been nine times injune in the last hundred and 20 years we have seen this and they have had essentially two of these over the last few days so it is an extraordinary amount of rain. totting up all the totals for that three—day 2460 millimetres of rain, and to give you some context because that sounds like a pretty big number, the annual rainfall in london is around 600 millimetres, so thatis london is around 600 millimetres, so that is four years of rain that we would get in

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officials in bangladesh say the floods in parts of the north—eastern sylhet region have got worse, with a key river flowing above the danger level. the water has inundated vast areas already reeling from flooding, triggered by torrential rains upstream. so far, more than 60 people have been killed in the floods, and large areas of land are submerged. there's renewed pressure on britain's prime minister borisjohnson after his conservative party suffered a double defeat in parliamentary by—elections. the liberal democrats overturned a big tory majority in tiverton and honiton in devon in south—west england, while labour regained the west yorkshire seat of wakefield in the north. boris johnson conceded the results were "not brilliant" but vowed to "keep going". here's our deputy political editor vicki young. liberal democrats are getting used to toppling tories in by—elections. but this victory broke all records. the winning candidate said voters have sent a message. your behaviour, mrjohnson, makes a mockery of leadership. by any measure, you are unfit to lead. this was one of the s

the chief administrator of the sylhet region said most of the area was under water, leaving more than four million people stranded. chris fawkes from bbc weatherjoins me now to tell us more about the flooding across the region. monsoons from this area is particular bad.— monsoons from this area is particular bad. monsoons from this area is articular bad. . ., ., particular bad. the rainfall that we have seen has _ particular bad. the rainfall that we have seen has been _ particular bad. the rainfall that we have seen has been extreme. - particular bad. the rainfall that we l have seen has been extreme. there particular bad. the rainfall that we - have seen has been extreme. there is a place which claims to be one of the wettest places on the planet, it gets a lot of rain, 11 metres of the stuff every year, it is incredible. so, they were used to getting rain but it is rare to get really intense rain like this. the last few days, we have seen something like 972 millimetres of rain. they have only been nine times injune in the last hundred and 20 years where you have seen over 800 mil

in bangladesh's disaster management says homes in two of the worst affected areas, the district of sylhet and sunamganj are 80 to 90% underwater. highways look more like rivers, the rushing water too fast and deep for people traveling in smaller vehicles. there are so many people marooned in the floods. both india and bangladesh have activated their militaries to help rescue them. soldiers are using speed boats and rafts to access submerged areas, and ferry the stranded to dry land. many areas that are cut off are without power, and there is desperate need for food and drinking water. transportation using anything other than a boat is difficult. flights have been suspended for three days at bangladesh's osmani international airport, railways are deluged. some hospitals are inundated with water, like this one. its ambulance is parked outside with water up to the tires. dozens of people have died. some by lightning strikes and landslides, others from perilous conditions brought on by the floodwaters. officials say the situation could deteriorate even further with more rain in the forecast.

the sylhet region in eastern bangladesh is among the worst affected, with much of the area without electricity and internet access. planes have been grounded and trains suspended. forecasters are warning the situation is likely to deteriorate in the coming days. and europe is still in the grip of a heatwave. parts of southern and western europe have seen temperatures exceeding 40 celsius. the met office in france says this is the earliest heatwave ever recorded. climate scientists says global warming makes extreme heat at this time of year more likely. azadeh moshiri reports. a record—breaking heat wave has put europe on alert. spain is facing the earliest one it has seen in decades. it has led to wildfires continuing over the weekend in areas like catalonia, burning thousands of hectares of land, and forcing whole villages to evacuate. temperatures in france have hit 40 celsius earlier in the year than ever before. with some parts of the country like bordeaux outright banning outdoor events, with their hospitals under pressure. it also means places like city zoos have had to find creative s

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let's shift from mumbai — to sylhet in bangladesh — on the border with india. the authorities say about 60% of the area is now under water. and that is far from the only area in bangladesh there is my village underwater and we saw it was thursday and it's been three days away from home. the water is risinu. three days away from home. the water is rising- my — three days away from home. the water is rising. my house _ three days away from home. the water is rising. my house has _ three days away from home. the water is rising. my house has chest _ three days away from home. the water is rising. my house has chest deep - is rising. my house has chest deep water~ _ is rising. my house has chest deep water~ so. — is rising. my house has chest deep water. so, i'm living here on the road _ water. so, i'm living here on the road with— water. so, i'm living here on the road with a — water. so, i'm living here on the road with a capital keeping my family— road with a capital keeping my family and safe shelter. a lot of things being — family and safe shelter.

sylhet in bangladesh and assam in india are the worst affected regions. these pictures are from bangladesh. the military has been involved in the rescue efforts but it's struggling to reach remote areas to supply food, medicines and water. it's the second time in two months that floods have hit these areas. i'm joined now by oxfam india's director of programmes and advocacy, pankaj anand, who has been coordinating the relief efforts in assam, northeastern india. thanks forjoining u5 thanks forjoining us at such a difficult time. how many people are in need of your assistance in the area you are trying to look after? we are active in one part of assam and the problem is so widespread that nearly 32 of the 36 districts are affected which practically means the entire straight leg state is affected and the number of people is affected and the number of people is a whopping 5 billion people —— practically means the entire state is affected. the worst affected is women, children and differently abled people and senior citizens. i would say that it actually