In Pics: Millions affected by devastating floods in Bangladesh

At least 20 persons were killed and millions left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts of Bangladesh after they were hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country's recent history.

Floods in Bangladesh continued to wreak havoc with authorities struggling to ferry drinking water and dry food to flood shelters across the country's vast northern and northeastern regions. Credit: AFP Photo

More than a dozen people died across the country since the monsoon began last week, authorities said. Credit: AFP Photo

The government called in soldiers to help evacuate people. Credit: AFP Photo

A statement from the Flood Forecasting and Warning Center in the nation's capital, Dhaka, said that flooding in the northeastern districts of Sunamganj and Sylhet could worsen further in the next 24 hours. Credit: AFP Photo

However, the officials said water has started receding already from the northeastern region but it is posing a threat to the country's central region, the pathway for flood waters to reach the Bay of Bengal in the south. Credit: AFP Photo

Media reports said millions affected by flooding in remote areas are struggling to access drinking water and food. Credit: AFP Photo

BRAC, an international development organisation based in Bangladesh, said they alone were trying to reach out to about 52,000 families with emergency supplies. Credit: AP Photo

The latest floods have devastated Bangladesh amid heavy monsoon rains, just as the country began recovering from a flash flood. Credit: AFP Photo

Last month, a pre-monsoon flash flood triggered by a rush of water from upstream in India's northeastern states hit Bangladesh's northern and northeastern regions, destroying crops and damaging homes and roads. Credit: AFP Photo