A week-long flood has overwhelmed the Sylhet district in Bangladesh, causing immense suffering for its residents. The slow pace of improvement is due to continuous rainfall in the northeast of the country and neighboring India, caused by tropical cyclone Remal. The cyclone, which also delayed landfall, brought record-breaking rainfall and resulted in flash floods in Sylhet. With more heavy rain predicted and damages to infrastructure and crops, the district is facing a serious humanitarian crisis.