KATHMANDU: At least 165 people have died and thousands have fled their homes as monsoon floods swept across Nepal, India and Bangladesh, officials said Monday, warning the toll could rise as the extent of the damage becomes clear. Three days of relentless downpours sparked flash floods and landslides that have killed at least 70 people in Nepal, 73 across northern and eastern India and 22 in Bangladesh. Around 200,000 people are living in emergency camps in Assam in northeast India, which suffers frequent flooding during the annual monsoon rains. In Nepal, police said over 48,000 homes have been totally submerged by the floods. Bangladesh deploys troopsBangladesh deployed troops to shore up embankments in the north of the country, where flooding has killed 22 people.

Source: Manila Times August 14, 2017 15:33 UTC