Monsoon Floods Kill 42 People, Millions Stranded in Bangladesh, India

A boy wades through a flooded area during a widespread flood in the northeastern part of the country, in Sylhet, Bangladesh, on June 19, 2022. Stringer/Reuters

DHAKA/ASSAM, India—At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country’s recent history, officials said.

In the neighboring Indian state of Assam, at least 17 people were killed during the wave of flooding, which began this month, police officials said on June 19.