Bangladesh suffered the worst flooding, disrupting imports and exports
Sungreen Logistics, according to Bangladesh media reported on the 26th, the country due to continuous monsoon rains and rising rivers caused by floods have killed at least 23 people, more than 5.5 million people affected.
Authorities are still struggling to deliver supplies to several districts in the southeast and north of the country due to heavy seasonal rains and water flowing from mountains on the Indian border causing floods that have washed away roads.
Water levels in five of Bangladesh's rivers are high and flooding has caused widespread damage to homes and crops across large areas of the north and southeast.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid massive student-led protests, and Bangladesh has just emerged from political turmoil to be hit by its worst flooding since 2018.
Authorities are still struggling to deliver supplies to several districts in the southeast and north of the country due to heavy seasonal rains and water flowing from mountains on the Indian border causing floods that have washed away roads.
Water levels in five of Bangladesh's rivers are high and flooding has caused widespread damage to homes and crops across large areas of the north and southeast.
Rescue efforts were made difficult by disrupted telecommunications and transport, combined with flooding that swamped roads and highways, which were covered by waist-deep water and caused a 40-kilometer-long traffic jam, according to BRAC.
The Dhaka-Chittagong highway, the country's main trade lifeline, is inundated in many places, submerged under water, and trucks and other vehicles carrying goods in and out can move slowly, thus idling for hours in traffic jams. In some places, it caused traffic jams of 30 to 40 kilometers.
Roads and rail lines between Dhaka, the capital, and Chittagong, the main port city, were damaged, making it difficult to access hard-hit areas and disrupting business activities.
Trucks laden with export cargoes from Dhaka and elsewhere have encountered obstacles, diroutes and delays as they arrive at storage yards in Chittagong, the country's largest port.
Ruhul Amin Sikder (Biplob), secretary general of the Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association, said on Monday that the 19 depots had received only 1,124 trucks loaded with export cargoes, It normally receives about 3,500 trucks a day.
According to Reuters, some people in Bangladesh have claimed that the floods were caused by the opening of a dam in India's Tripura state. India's foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 22nd denying this. Yunus said Bangladesh had begun discussions with neighbouring countries on how to prevent possible future flooding.
Bangladesh is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change, with river flooding putting 3.5 million people at risk every year. Scientists blame climate change for an increase in such disasters.
Authorities are still struggling to deliver supplies to several districts in the southeast and north of the country due to heavy seasonal rains and water flowing from mountains on the Indian border causing floods that have washed away roads.
Water levels in five of Bangladesh's rivers are high and flooding has caused widespread damage to homes and crops across large areas of the north and southeast.
Earlier this month, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country amid massive student-led protests, and Bangladesh has just emerged from political turmoil to be hit by its worst flooding since 2018.
Authorities are still struggling to deliver supplies to several districts in the southeast and north of the country due to heavy seasonal rains and water flowing from mountains on the Indian border causing floods that have washed away roads.
Water levels in five of Bangladesh's rivers are high and flooding has caused widespread damage to homes and crops across large areas of the north and southeast.
Rescue efforts were made difficult by disrupted telecommunications and transport, combined with flooding that swamped roads and highways, which were covered by waist-deep water and caused a 40-kilometer-long traffic jam, according to BRAC.
The Dhaka-Chittagong highway, the country's main trade lifeline, is inundated in many places, submerged under water, and trucks and other vehicles carrying goods in and out can move slowly, thus idling for hours in traffic jams. In some places, it caused traffic jams of 30 to 40 kilometers.
Roads and rail lines between Dhaka, the capital, and Chittagong, the main port city, were damaged, making it difficult to access hard-hit areas and disrupting business activities.
Trucks laden with export cargoes from Dhaka and elsewhere have encountered obstacles, diroutes and delays as they arrive at storage yards in Chittagong, the country's largest port.
Ruhul Amin Sikder (Biplob), secretary general of the Bangladesh Inland Container Depot Association, said on Monday that the 19 depots had received only 1,124 trucks loaded with export cargoes, It normally receives about 3,500 trucks a day.
According to Reuters, some people in Bangladesh have claimed that the floods were caused by the opening of a dam in India's Tripura state. India's foreign Ministry issued a statement on the 22nd denying this. Yunus said Bangladesh had begun discussions with neighbouring countries on how to prevent possible future flooding.
Bangladesh is one of the world's most vulnerable countries to climate change, with river flooding putting 3.5 million people at risk every year. Scientists blame climate change for an increase in such disasters.
