Floods in Bangladesh affect over 1.3 million people
SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Floods in parts of Bangladesh including northeastern Sunamganj district, 296 km away of capital Dhaka, have affected over 1.3 million people and displaced tens of thousands of families, official data revealed Sunday. The floods have caused widespread damage to habitation, crops, roads and highways across vast swathes of the …
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The hunger crisis linked to coronavirus could kill more people than the disease itself – CNN
(CNN)The coronavirus pandemic has already claimed over half a million lives across the world, with case numbers continuing to rise. A new report by Oxfam now warns that the hunger crisis worsened by the pandemic could potentially kill more people each day than the infection itself.An estimated 12,000 people per day could die from hunger …
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