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Flood evacuees die in India storm Flood evacuees die in India storm
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At least 28 people died when an overcrowded boat carrying flood evacuees and aid workers capsized in northern India, officials have said.At least 28 people died when an overcrowded boat carrying flood evacuees and aid workers capsized in northern India, officials have said.
At least 85 panicked villagers in Uttar Pradesh state boarded the boat, which only had a capacity of 30.At least 85 panicked villagers in Uttar Pradesh state boarded the boat, which only had a capacity of 30.
Monsoon rains and floods have hit 10 million people in the Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.Monsoon rains and floods have hit 10 million people in the Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.
In Nepal, floods have killed more than 82 people in the past two weeks, while at least 38 have died in Bangladesh.In Nepal, floods have killed more than 82 people in the past two weeks, while at least 38 have died in Bangladesh.
Villagers stranded
The overcrowded boat capsized on the rain-swollen Rohni river near Maharajganj village, 300km (185 miles) south-east of the Uttar Pradesh capital, Lucknow.The overcrowded boat capsized on the rain-swollen Rohni river near Maharajganj village, 300km (185 miles) south-east of the Uttar Pradesh capital, Lucknow.
'Worldwide emergency'
Most of the passengers were women and children, officials said. Police are searching for survivors.Most of the passengers were women and children, officials said. Police are searching for survivors.
"The boat apparently was very old and gave way under the pressure of so many people on board, and the strong river current," senior police officer Prashant Kumar told the Reuters news agency."The boat apparently was very old and gave way under the pressure of so many people on board, and the strong river current," senior police officer Prashant Kumar told the Reuters news agency.
Millions of people have fled their homes across South Asia since monsoon rains began in June. Thousands of homes, crops and farmland have been destroyed. The crisis came as research from the charity Save the Children found that nearly 138 million people worldwide had been affected by floods in recent weeks.
In north and north-east India the storms killed more than 150 people during July. More than 1,000 people around the world have died and at least half a million homes have been damaged or destroyed because of the torrential rains, said Save the Children.
Regional problem The charity's director of emergencies, Gareth Owen, said: "This is an emergency on a worldwide scale and it deserves a global reaction, which is badly lacking at the moment from governments and donors."
The chief minister of Assam state, Tarun Gogoi, said the army was using helicopters to drop relief supplies to thousands of stranded villagers, and that many people remain without drinking water. More than 17 million have been affected in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
Elsewhere, floods and landslides have displaced about 200,000 people since mid-June, as well as floods causing 82 deaths. But the worst affected country is China, where 119 million people have been hit by floods in the last month.
In Bangladesh, at least 38 people have died in the past few days and 4.5 million have been displaced amid flooding in the north and centre of the country, officials say.
Relief agencies and rescue workers said they were struggling to meet demand. Millions of people across the region have been left without food or clean water.
Every year, hundreds of people die in flooding during the South Asian monsoon season.