Floods submerge a quarter of Bangladesh

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Sep 6, 2008, 7:21 GMT

Dhaka - Areas in Bangladesh's northern and central region were inundated Saturday, submerging a fourth of the country, as authorities warned of more floods and the displacement of tens of thousands of people. Officials in the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre in the capital Dhaka said the major rivers in the country were above danger levels and nearly 20 out of 64 administrative districts were flooded. Crops were destroyed, enclosures washed away and people rendered homeless as the waters collapsed flood protection embankments at several points. More areas in the northwestern and central regions were likely to be flooded by Sunday or early Monday and a food and drinking water crisis is looming, officials said.

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