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Morning news brief: Bangladesh blame India for floods; NATO airbase raises security over threat; & more

Morning news brief: Bangladesh blame India for floods; NATO airbase raises security over threat; & more

Morning brief

As the massive floods in Bangladesh affected nearly 1.8 million people and resulted in five deaths, rumors began circulating, falsely blaming India’s opening of the Dumbur Dam on the Gumti River in Tripura for the deluge.

In other news,NATO base near Germany's Geilenkirchen said that the security level was raised basedon intelligence information indicating a potential threat.

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