Floods Ease In Bangladesh But 300,000 Still In Shelters

People wade through floodwaters outside a temporary shelter in Feni; more than 307,000 people are in shelters and more than 5.2 million have been affected by the floods (Credit: AFP)

River waters in low-lying Bangladesh are receding after days of deadly floods but 300,000 people are still in emergency shelters requiring aid, disaster officials said Sunday.

The heavy floods, which killed at least 18 people in Bangladesh, have added to the challenges of a new government who took charge early this month after a student-led revolution.