Assam Floods

Death toll crosses 800 in South Asia floods

Over a million have been displaced in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, with aid workers warning of acute food shortages and water-borne diseases in the affected areas.

Death toll from South Asian floods hits 700

More than 16 million people have been affected by floods across India, Bangladesh and Nepal, aid workers and officials said, as heavy rains and damaged roads continued hamper relief efforts.