The floods were triggered by heavy monsoon rains and have killed at least 42 people in Bangladesh and India since the start of the week, many in landslides.
My house is completely inundated. Water is flowing above our roof. My brother brought us here by boat. If he hadn't, we would have died.
Highways and railway lines were damaged between the capital, Dhaka, and the main port city of Chattogram, making access to badly flooded districts difficult and disrupting businesses.
The flooding happened weeks after a student-led revolution toppled its government, highlighting the compounded crises facing Bangladesh.
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