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Officials said displaced people were gathered in 450 camps, affecting a total of about 1.7 million people, and infrastructure, crops and livestock had been severely damaged.
Another disaster management official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to speak to the media, said most of the deaths were due to landslides, but some were caused by mud wall collapses and drowning.
The Indian Army said that more than 80 soldiers were involved in the rescue work and rescued 334 people trapped by the floods.
In Bangladesh, the Gomti River breached an embankment late Thursday, flooding at least 15 villages and displacing hundreds of families, according to officials and witnesses.
In the capital, Dhaka, some claimed this week that the flooding was caused by the opening of gates at Indian dams, but New Delhi denied the claim.
India’s foreign ministry said it was “incorrect” that the floods were caused by a release of water from the Dumber Dam on the Gomti River in Tripura.
Officials said road blockages in several parts of Bangladesh left people trapped and hampered rescue and relief efforts.
Television video showed powerful floods sweeping through Feni, Mauribazar and Noakhali districts, where roads were submerged and people were using ropes to pull trapped people to safety.
“I have never seen flooding like this in my life,” said Mohammad Alam, a resident of Noakhali.
More than 75,000 people were evacuated to more than 1,500 shelters in flood-hit areas, with troops and border guards also assisting in the rescue effort, authorities said.
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