Major floods in politically embattled Bangladesh
The crises succeed each other in Bangladesh. During the week, the country has been hit by severe floods - just as the situation began to stabilize after several weeks of violent political protests.
So far, 65,000 people have been forced to leave their homes and 23 people have been reported dead, writes Reuters. The residents of the town of Feni, in the southern part of the country, testify to a catastrophic situation.
- We try to save as many as we can. Everything is under water, says shop owner Nur Islam to AFP.
Monsoon rains cause widespread destruction in Bangladesh every year, but the number of extreme weather events in the country has increased as a result of climate change.
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UN team in Bangladesh - offers investigative assistance
On Thursday, a special UN team arrived in Bangladesh, Reuters reports. They are to advise the country's transitional government ahead of possible investigations into human rights violations in connection with this summer's violent uprising, when hundreds of people were killed.
"It is important to emphasize that this visit is not an investigation, but the focus will be to discuss the process for investigating human rights violations," the UN writes in a statement.
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