No respite as monsoon rains pound South Asia
Thousands of residents affected in Pakistan, displaced and injuredNEW DELHI: Heavy monsoon rains across South Asia claimed more lives on Wednesday, with the death toll passing 200 as authorities tried to reach stranded villagers cut off by surging floodwaters. Across India, Nepal, Bangladesh and Pakistan, millions of residents have been affected and hundreds of thousands displaced, with homes and boats washed away. In India, the death toll rose to at least 120 and entire communities were cut off by rising floodwaters which damaged or submerged roads. “It’s been 15 days (since) this area has been flooded,” a local resident in Assam, where the death toll reached 22, told AFP. Woman rescued as death toll rises in Mumbai building collapseSome 33 deaths have been reported and 2.5 million residents affected.
Source: The Express Tribune July 17, 2019 09:56 UTC
