The heaviest rain in 53 years battered Bangladesh’s capital Tuesday, leaving at least six people dead and stranding thousands in their swamped homes. The national weather office said 13 inches of rain fell in 12 hours in Dhaka, an overcrowded city of about 10 million people – the most in a single day since 1956.
Live power lines snapped and killed at least six people, including two children, in central Dhaka, hospital authorities said. They gave no further details. Huge snarls of traffic inched along, with people waist-deep in water. Commuters waded their way home or waited for hours to get transport.
