Sharjah24 - AFP: River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday.
The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government who took charge early this month after a student-led revolution.
Rescue teams -- including joint forces of the army, air force and navy -- are helping those forced from their homes and bringing aid to those who have lost all, said Faruk-e-Azam, the disaster management minister.
More than 307,000 people are in shelters and more than 5.2 million have been affected by the floods, the ministry said.
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