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Photos: Heavy rains submerge nearly one third of Bangladesh

Over a dozen rivers in Bangladesh are in spate due to the monsoon, leading to severe flooding in the north and north-eastern regions of the country. The monsoon season brings with it the threat of annual floods in the regions along the Gangetic delta that sees river bodies swell up as they flow down into Bangladesh from neighbouring countries. The chief of Bangladesh's Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre told news agency AFP that this may be the worst floods the country has seen in a decade with about a third of the country inundated.

Updated on: Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM IST

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An aerial view of inundated houses in Bangladesh’s Sunamgong on July 15. Floods due to heavy rains occurring in large parts of South Asia have also hit Bangladesh, with officials telling AFP that a third of Bangladesh is already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

An aerial view of inundated houses in Bangladesh’s Sunamgong on July 15. Floods due to heavy rains occurring in large parts of South Asia have also hit Bangladesh, with officials telling AFP that a third of Bangladesh is already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A man walks through flooded waters in Sunamgong on July 14. The monsoon -- which usually falls from June to September -- is crucial to the economy of countries in the Indian sub-continent, but also causes widespread death and destruction across the region each year. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

A man walks through flooded waters in Sunamgong on July 14. The monsoon -- which usually falls from June to September -- is crucial to the economy of countries in the Indian sub-continent, but also causes widespread death and destruction across the region each year. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A man stands inside his flooded house in Sunamgong on July 15. “This is going to be the worst flood in a decade,” Bangladesh’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre chief Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan told AFP. Heavy rains have swollen two main Himalayan river systems -- the Brahmaputra and the Ganga -- that flow through India and Bangladesh. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

A man stands inside his flooded house in Sunamgong on July 15. “This is going to be the worst flood in a decade,” Bangladesh’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre chief Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan told AFP. Heavy rains have swollen two main Himalayan river systems -- the Brahmaputra and the Ganga -- that flow through India and Bangladesh. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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People ride on a boat through flooded waters in Sunamgong on July 14. Bangladesh’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre chief Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan told AFP that about a third of flood-prone Bangladesh -- a delta-nation crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers -- was underwater, and at least 1.5 million people were affected, with village homes and roads flooded. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

People ride on a boat through flooded waters in Sunamgong on July 14. Bangladesh’s Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre chief Arifuzzaman Bhuiyan told AFP that about a third of flood-prone Bangladesh -- a delta-nation crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers -- was underwater, and at least 1.5 million people were affected, with village homes and roads flooded. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A man walks through flooded waters in Sunamgong on July 14. In north-central Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra river is almost 40 centimetres (16 inches) higher than normal and threatening to burst its banks, district administrator Farook Ahmed told AFP. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

A man walks through flooded waters in Sunamgong on July 14. In north-central Bangladesh, the Brahmaputra river is almost 40 centimetres (16 inches) higher than normal and threatening to burst its banks, district administrator Farook Ahmed told AFP. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A woman carries a sheep as she makes her way through flood waters in Sunamgong on July 15. Most villagers are trying to stay near their flood-damaged homes, but some 15,000 have fled severely affected areas, officials told AFP. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

A woman carries a sheep as she makes her way through flood waters in Sunamgong on July 15. Most villagers are trying to stay near their flood-damaged homes, but some 15,000 have fled severely affected areas, officials told AFP. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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People make their way through flood waters in Sunamgong on July 15. With a 10-day forecast pointing to rising waters, Bhuiyan said if more rivers burst their banks some 40% of the nation could be flooded “in a worst-case scenario”. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

People make their way through flood waters in Sunamgong on July 15. With a 10-day forecast pointing to rising waters, Bhuiyan said if more rivers burst their banks some 40% of the nation could be flooded “in a worst-case scenario”. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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People make their way through flood waters in Sunamgong on July 12. In the northern town of Biswambharpur, villagers told AFP that most of the houses were partly underwater after the Surma, a major river in northeast Bangladesh, burst its banks. (Sultan Mahmud / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

People make their way through flood waters in Sunamgong on July 12. In the northern town of Biswambharpur, villagers told AFP that most of the houses were partly underwater after the Surma, a major river in northeast Bangladesh, burst its banks. (Sultan Mahmud / AFP)

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A man stands in the flood waters in Sunamgong on July 14. Flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall have left over 700,000 people marooned in the country. A total of 14 rivers were flowing above the danger level on July 13, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

A man stands in the flood waters in Sunamgong on July 14. Flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall have left over 700,000 people marooned in the country. A total of 14 rivers were flowing above the danger level on July 13, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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A man stands in front of his flooded house in Sunamgong on July 15. Flood like situations and the additional threats from landslides are simultaneously prevailing in large parts of India’s eastern and northeastern states along with Nepal and swathes of China’s southern provinces. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

Updated on Jul 15, 2020 4:24 PM

A man stands in front of his flooded house in Sunamgong on July 15. Flood like situations and the additional threats from landslides are simultaneously prevailing in large parts of India’s eastern and northeastern states along with Nepal and swathes of China’s southern provinces. (Munir uz Zaman / AFP)

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