NEW DELHI – Floods and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed at least 213 people across South Asia in the past month, authorities said Thursday.
More than 1 million people have been abandoned in Nepal, Bangladesh and India, and hundreds of thousands have fled their homes to higher ground.
Indian authorities said floods and landslides killed 16 more people in the northeast of the country, bringing the death toll in the country to 93. Nepal reported at least 117 deaths in the past month and Bangladesh reported three.
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The rains caused the Brahmaputra River, which flows through Tibet, India and Bangladesh, to explode its banks in the Indian state of Assam late last month, flooding large swaths of the state, causing landslides and displacing around 3.6 million people, authorities said. Large areas are still underwater, with 26 of the state’s 33 districts severely affected.
People walk down a flooded street after their bus broke down during heavy rains in Mumbai, India on July 15.
(AP Photo / Rafiq Maqbool)
Authorities rescued some 4,000 people trapped by rising flood waters in various parts of Assam, said MS Mannivanan, head of the state’s Disaster Management Authority. About 36,000 people whose houses were destroyed or submerged have taken refuge in nearly 300 government-run aid camps, he said.
Floods also flooded most of India’s Kaziranga National Park, home to approximately 2,500 single-horned rhinos, authorities said.
A pair of horned rhinos wades through flooding at the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in Pobitora, Morigaon district, Assam, India on July 16.
(AP Photo / Anupam Nath)
In the eastern state of Bihar, at least nine rivers swollen from heavy downpours in Nepal rose above their danger levels and flooded many villages. One of them, the Gandak River, swept the connecting roads of a newly built multi-million dollar bridge in the Gopalganj district of Bihar, disrupting transport in the area.
Floods and landslides caused by heavy monsoon rains have killed dozens of people in this region of northeast India.
(AP Photo / Anupam Nath)
The Meteorological Center in the state capital, Patna, forecast heavy rains in the next 48 hours.
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Nepal’s Interior Ministry said 117 people died in the Himalayan nation in monsoon-related incidents. He said the rains caused landslides in mountainous areas and flooding in the southern plains. At least 47 people were reported missing and 126 were injured in the past month, he said.
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In Bangladesh, the Ministry of Disaster and Relief said that at least three people died and more than 1 million people have been abandoned since floods hit the country late last month.
A horned rhinoceros and a calf wade through flood water at the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary in Pobitora, Morigaon district, Assam, India on July 16.
(AP Photo / Anupam Nath)
Authorities said heavy rains and a rush of river water from upper India were wreaking havoc in Bangladesh, a delta nation of 160 million people that is crossed by 230 rivers.
Flood-affected people on boats are seen near their submerged houses in the Morigaon district of Assam, India on July 16.
(AP Photo / Anupam Nath)
The Bangladesh Flood Forecasting and Warning Center said on Thursday that flooding could worsen early next week due to mounting devastation in the vast region along the Brahmaputra and Teesta rivers. He said the situation will remain volatile for the next two weeks, causing more suffering for those affected.
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Annual monsoon rains hit the region in June-September. Rains are crucial for rainfed crops planted during the season, but often cause extensive damage.
