Monsoon rains in Bangladesh have killed at least 25 people and unleashed devastating floods that left more than four million others stranded, police told AFP Saturday.
Lightning strikes during monsoon rains killed 21 people around the South Asian nation since Friday while four others died in landslides triggered by the storms, district police officers said.
In India’s Assam state, at least nine people died in the floods and two million others saw their homes submerged in floodwaters, according to the state disaster management agency.
Lightning in parts of Bangladesh killed nine people on Friday.
Both countries have asked the military to help with the severe flooding, which could worsen because rains are expected to continue over the weekend.
