A Bangladeshi family rows through a lake in flood- stricken Demra, a district near Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh July 18, 2004. The situation in the central region including Dhaka and its adjoining areas aggravated further as most rivers continued to rise at down-stream points. Monsoon flooding that engulfed most of the districts of the country in early July has affected over 8 million people in Bangladesh.
An old woman and a little boy stand in a waterlogged street in flood-stricken Demra, a district near Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh July 18, 2004. The situation in the central region including Dhaka and its adjoining areas aggravated further as most rivers continued to rise at down-stream points. Monsoon flooding that engulfed most of the districts of the country in early July has affected over 8 million people in Bangladesh.
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