Devastating Images of Deadly Flooding Across the Sea

Nearly 1K killed in Nepal, India, Bangladesh
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Aug 29, 2017 4:03 PM CDT
Devastating Images of Deadly Flooding Across the Sea
Villagers travel by boat in floodwaters in Morigaon district, east of Gauhati, in the northeastern state of Assam in India.   (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

Harvey is getting its proper attention in the US, but another devastating flood is unfolding in a different part of the world. Monsoon rains have triggered flooding and mudslides that have left more than 950 people dead in India, Nepal, and Bangladesh, reports the AP. In all, about 40 million have been affected by the disaster, with most of the deaths coming in the northern Indian states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, and Assam. The UN foresees a humanitarian disaster with hunger and disease to follow. Click through the photo gallery for a sense of the devastation. BuzzFeed also has images. (More Nepal stories.)

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