Floods Leave Hundreds of Thousands Stranded in India and Bangladesh

Floods have stranded hundreds of thousands of people in northeast India and eastern Bangladesh, officials said on Thursday. At least 11 were killed and thousands displaced as floods and mudslides ripped through Tripura state, India, since Wednesday, and another four people died in Bangladesh. The two South Asian countries share common rivers along their border. India’s Meteorological Department issued a red alert in Tripura on Wednesday, forcing local authorities to close schools for two days after downpours deluged several regions, including the state capital of Agartala. There are more than 300 relief camps sheltering thousands of people. Of the 11 who have died in India since the rains intensified on Monday, seven drowned or were washed away, while four were buried under mudslides....