Bangladeshi PM visits flood-devastated area

Bangladesh's flood warning center said water levels would remain high in the northeastern region for the next five days, as authorities struggled to provide food and water to hundreds of thousands of people who have been rendered homeless after days of heavy rain and flooding.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined an aerial survey of the flood-affected region and reviewed the evacuation and relief measures. The floods have killed more than a dozen people and marooned millions. Many people left their homes for higher ground nearby and many homes are underwater in low-lying areas. Monsoon rains in South Asia typically begin in June. But this year heavy rains lashed northeastern India and Bangladesh in March, triggering floods as early as April in Bangladesh.