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September 27, 2000

Thousands Homeless In Asian Flooding

The worst floods in decades have killed at least 355 people and left tens of thousands of others homeless in India and Bangladesh.

The affected region runs from India's provinces of West Bengal and Bihar along the border with Bangladesh, for a span of about 145 miles. All the major rivers in the area, including the Ganges, have burst their banks.

Monsoon rains have left the homes of millions of residents of eastern India and Bangladesh submerged. At least 200 communities in Bangladesh have been flooded. The homeless have been forced to take shelter on unstable embankments and in overcrowded buildings. Officials reported on Monday that the spread of water-borne diseases such as diarrhea had broken out in the stricken areas.

Anger mounted during the weekend when Indian officials opened the sluice gates on numerous rivers, causing flooding in Bangladesh to worsen.

Rioting in relief camps set up for thousands of victims has been triggered by anger over lack of food and relief supplies. Police the West Bengal city of Debogram opened fire on a crowd of homeless victims on Monday after they reportedly looted a relief truck.

Authorities expected death and damage tolls to rise even further, because it has been impossible to assess the many areas that are still cut off by huge lakes formed by the floodwater.

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