Sandwip - At least 50,000 people are homeless after a tidal surge flooded Bangladesh's Sandwip Island with up to 2.5 metres of water last week, officials said on yesterday.
Relief officials earlier reported the tidal flood killed at least six people, including five children, when it inundated islands about 60 miles off the Bangladeshi mainland in the Bay of Bengal six days ago. Nearly 100 people were injured.
