| Incessant rain swelled flood waters that have covered large areas of Bangladesh, hampering efforts Sunday to rescue three million people marooned by rising waters and raising the death toll to 13. Two children died after they were bitten by snakes floating in the roiling waters in northern Kurigram area, officials said. The northeastern town of Sylhet at the center of the worst-hit district lay under two feet of water and neighboring Sunamganj district was inundated by the Surma and Kushiara rivers, local officials said. Road links between Sylhet and Sunamganj were severed and the railway between Sylhet and Akhaura was threatened by the floods. More rain was forecast in the next few days and could flood areas around the capital, Dhaka, weather officials said. |