Floods maroon at least 80,000 in Bangladesh

At least 80,000 people were stranded in northern Bangladesh after floods triggered by heavy rains swamped dozens of villages.

Rivers burst their embankments after a fourth day of downpours in Dinajpur district, 170 miles north of the captal Dhaka, marooning at least 50,000 villagers, said relief official Siddiq Hossain.