Severe Bangladesh floods triggers mass evacuations

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At least 15 people have been killed and millions stranded as floods caused by monsoon rains inundated parts of eastern Bangladesh, triggering mass evacuations.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00At least 15 people have been killed, and millions stranded as floods caused by monsoon rains

00:07inundated parts of eastern Bangladesh, triggering mass evacuations.

00:13Locals could be seen climbing onto rescue boats to seek shelter in the city of Fani,

00:17one of the country's worst-hit districts, on Friday.

00:21Rescue workers are attempting to reach several nearby remote villages affected by the flooding,

00:27where they estimate at least 2,000 people may be trapped.

00:30The death toll has risen to at least 15, with over three million people stranded.

00:36One local resident in Fenti alleged that the floods were caused by the opening of Dombardam

00:41sluice gates on the Gomti in India's Tripura.

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