Climate Crisis: Swollen rivers swallow homes in Bangladesh

Sky's Katerina Vittozzi visits a small village in Bangladesh where the weather has caused the river to swell so high the few homes left are islands.

It's one of the world's most densely-populated countries, with people living along a delta of rivers that empty into the Bay of Bengal.

Two-thirds of the country is less than five metres above sea level, and climate change is threatening the lives and livelihoods of those on the country's coast.

[Rainy_Day]

Floods are a major problem for Bangladesh, always have been.

[suzyrottencrotch]

I built my house in the middle of two Rivers and I don’t understand

[KingScotto.]

Yet the rest of the world's sea levels are still the same 🤔

[thomasrobinson]

This is news? It happens every year. Always has. No way to avoid it. Living on the combined delta, of three major rivers, that are in full flood, due to snow melt, during the monsoon. Who knew?

[georgehenry]

I’d be more scared if the climate wasn’t changing.

[gamingtonight]

They said Bangladesh would be first. But will anyone care? Edit: Looking at the comments below. No, no one cares.

[Ari.B.]

Aw, bless those people, I hope they get help from all this destruction. The climate crisis is real and the poorest are suffering the most.

[yfelwulf]

Most of Bangladesh is barely above sea level this has been common since the 70's nothing to see here people move along move along.

[aarononeal]

Shy news needs to talk about ecosia they are a search engine that plants trees

[johndatsun]

All those multi-millionaires buying beach-front properties don't seem so concerned.

[Ncool]

THIS IS GOD'S WAY OF PUNISHING 🇧🇩IS FOR THEIR REFUSAL TO JOIN 🇮🇳 IN 1971.

[karenhetherington]

'Signs of the Times' Jesus is at the door.

[suzyrottencrotch]

New Orleans: I get it that we live under sea level next to the ocean but I don’t understand