 | Devastating Flooding in India CHAN: The Situation in India's eastern Midnapore district of West Bengal continues to be critical. Rivers are flowing well above the danger level, leaving hundreds of thousands of people marooned. STORY: The death toll in east and west Midnapore districts has risen to 23. And according to reports, more than two million people have been marooned during the current catastrophic floods in the two districts. The state's communist government has deployed air force helicopters to drop food packets in the affected areas, besides deploying the Army for rescue work. But opposition parties accuse the ruling Communist government of moving at a snail's pace and that relief has not reached scores of flood affected people. In West Midnapore alone, about 1,000 mud houses have been totally destroyed and about 2,500 partially damaged. The monsoon rains have brought misery to people who have complained about the communist government's inefficiency in dealing with the flood crisis. [Manoranjan Tripathy, Villager]: "Everything is submerged, the situation is bad. There is no relief from these floods, we are really troubled." The area has received a record rainfall of over two feet in the past three days, affecting hundreds of thousands of people. |
 | River Floods in Eastern Bihar ANCHOR: Monsoon rains have overflowed the river Kosi in India's eastern Bihar. Hundreds of houses and crops have been washed away. And villagers are still waiting for help from authorities. STORY: The overflowing river Kosi, following heavy rains, has devastated several villages along its banks in India's eastern Bihar. In Supaul district alone, 150 houses in Tulsyahi village have been washed away alongside 100 acres of crops. Around 700 people have been affected. [Mrigya Devi, Villager]: (no gender, hindi) "Everything has been washed away. Our food, clothes, property, crops... Everything has been washed away by the water. Nothing is left now." Villagers are frustrated by a lack of help from authorities. [Shiv Kumar Yadav, Villager]:( no gender, Hindi, use last two sentences) "There are many people who are still in danger of being washed away. So far there has been no help coming from the provincial government." But provincial authorities claim they are doing all they can. [Jitendra Kumar Singh, Provincial Officer]: "Our officers have conducted a survey in the region and we will distribute basic commodities like, milk, polythene, matchsticks, and food items to the affected villagers." Every year, monsoon rains leave a trail of death and destruction across South Asia. But what's ironic is that the economy of this agricultural region depends on the monsoon for its own survival. |
 | Raw Video: Massive Flooding in India The Kosi River in India has spilled its banks, stranding more than one million people. Soldiers and air force helicopters are providing relief to those who are trapped. So far, more than 800 people have died during India's monsoon season. (August 28) |
 | Record South Asian floods bring fear of disease Monsoons batter northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal, leaving at least 360 dead and 20 million homeless Tuesday August 7th, 2007 Steady monsoon rains normally batter South Asia between June and September. But officials say this summer's rain and flooding may be the worst in 30 years. Because so many people live in low-lying areas, they have little protection from floods. The people of Bangladesh, Nepal, and India's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states are also among Asia's poorest. Marzio Babille, the chief of health for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) reports that clean water, basic hygiene and sanitation are "an apocalyptic issue" in these countries. Everywhere there are dangerous shortages of food, medicines and clean water. Local health authorities also warn about epidemics of encephalitis, malaria, dysentery, dengue fever and other diseases. In a report issued today, the Geneva-based World Meteorological Association, another UN agency, said many parts of the globe have experienced weather extremes since the beginning of the year. It includes the current monsoon and flooding in South Asia. APTN cameras recorded the ongoing flood damage and relief efforts in Bangladesh, Nepal and northern India. |
 | Millions Displaced By Floods in Bihar ANCHOR: Three million people have been displaced and at least 90 killed by the flooding, which occurred after the Kosi river burst a dam in neighbouring Nepal and changed its course, swamping hundreds of villages and destroying thousands of hectares of farmland. STORY: Vast areas lie under water in India's eastern Bihar state, after the worst floods in 50 years. Three million people have been displaced by the flooding, and at least 90 have been killed. The devastating floods occurred after the Kosi river burst a dam in neighbouring Nepal in August. The river then changed its course, swamping hundreds of villages in Bihar and destroying around one hundred thousand hectares of farmland. The Indian Air Force has deployed helicopters to distribute aid to victims. Officials say bad weather and heavy rain have hampered rescue and relief operations. But the Bihar government has come in for heavy criticism from newspapers and aid agencies for failing to evacuate villagers in time from the mostly rural state. The flood victims who managed to make it to these state-organised makeshift relief camps say they're not getting enough help: SOUNDBITE: Ram, Flood victim, saying (Maithili): "We're languishing here under an open sky, facing the rains and water. No bedding or anything else has been provided to protect us from the water. If we say too much, they beat us up, we are poor people, what can we do? There is nobody to listen to our problems." The water levels are now receding in Bihar. Many villagers are still marooned, and the government aims to evacuate those who are stranded in the next couple of days. More than one thousand people have died in floods in South Asia - mostly in Uttar Pradesh in northern India - since the monsoon began in June. |
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 | Flooding cuased damages in many parts of India. http://www.euronews.net Most of the rivers in eastern India were flowing above the danger level causing many damages. |
 | Bankura district - India Soldiers and rescue workers rushed to provide relief to thousands of people trapped by monsoon floods. |
 | Northern India Floods Force MIllions From Their Homes The worst flooding to hit Northern India in 50 years has now forced more than 3 million people from their homes. Sky's Neville Lazarus reports from Purnea, one of the worst hit regions |
 | Flood relief air drop Midnapore, June 22(ANI): Indian army officials dropped relief material in flood-affected Midnapore in Bengal on Sunday. The state authorities in the West Bengal have called the army to assist them with the relief operations. Although the Indian air force dropped food and relief supplies across 31 blocks affected in the two districts many villagers were visibly angry at delays. About 2 million people have been affected by the floods caused by heavy rainfall. |
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