At least 61 people have died and nearly 800,000 displaced after severe flooding in Bangladesh.
It's after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains that's affecting nearly 3 million people.
Officials are concerned over outbreaks of disease, as water levels start to recede.
Aid agencies are providing food, water and cash disbursements to flood victims.
Meanwhile, the government estimates farmers had lost agricultural produce worth more than AED 145 million.
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