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| South Asia struggles with floods | South Asia struggles with floods |
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| Millions of people have been displaced by severe flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal. | Millions of people have been displaced by severe flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal. |
| More than 12 million are displaced or marooned in the Indian states of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. | More than 12 million are displaced or marooned in the Indian states of Assam, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. |
| In neighbouring Bangladesh nearly 40 people have died and some five million people are affected by the floods which have inundated a third of the country. | In neighbouring Bangladesh nearly 40 people have died and some five million people are affected by the floods which have inundated a third of the country. |
| Nepal's government says that 86 people have died in the torrential rainfall. | Nepal's government says that 86 people have died in the torrential rainfall. |
| The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says that these floods have been described as the worst floods in 10 years in northern India. | The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Delhi says that these floods have been described as the worst floods in 10 years in northern India. |
| Vast stretches of fertile countryside are under water, damaging farmland and flooding thousands of villages. | Vast stretches of fertile countryside are under water, damaging farmland and flooding thousands of villages. |
| It has been raining heavily in the region for more than a week and many of the rivers which flow through northern India and into Bangladesh are overflowing. | It has been raining heavily in the region for more than a week and many of the rivers which flow through northern India and into Bangladesh are overflowing. |
| In some places they have burst their banks. | In some places they have burst their banks. |
| Flood politics | Flood politics |
| Bihar's State Disaster Management Committee chairman Manoj Srivastava told the BBC that the flood situation was quite "serious". | Bihar's State Disaster Management Committee chairman Manoj Srivastava told the BBC that the flood situation was quite "serious". |
| At least 121 relief camps and 34 cattle camps had been set up in the flood-affected areas of Bihar, he said. | At least 121 relief camps and 34 cattle camps had been set up in the flood-affected areas of Bihar, he said. |
| The Patna High Court has recently criticised the state government for its failure to deliver relief materials. | The Patna High Court has recently criticised the state government for its failure to deliver relief materials. |
| Bihar's former chief minister and the current federal railway minister, Laloo Prasad Yadav, made an aerial tour of the region on Wednesday and accused the state government of "criminal negligence". | Bihar's former chief minister and the current federal railway minister, Laloo Prasad Yadav, made an aerial tour of the region on Wednesday and accused the state government of "criminal negligence". |
| Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is out of the state on business. | Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is out of the state on business. |
| State Governor RS Gavai has appealed to all party leaders to bury their political differences and work together to help flood victims. | State Governor RS Gavai has appealed to all party leaders to bury their political differences and work together to help flood victims. |
| Army assistance | Army assistance |
| Many roads and bridges in the states of Bihar and Assam, the worst affected, have been damaged making it harder for the authorities to get relief material to those affected. | Many roads and bridges in the states of Bihar and Assam, the worst affected, have been damaged making it harder for the authorities to get relief material to those affected. |
| The army is using helicopters to drop supplies but aid agencies are already warning of shortages of food and drinking water. | The army is using helicopters to drop supplies but aid agencies are already warning of shortages of food and drinking water. |
| Almost six million are affected in Assam, authorities say | Almost six million are affected in Assam, authorities say |
| In Bangladesh, a country that is predominantly low-lying, hundreds of thousands of people are camping on embankments or on the roofs of their homes waiting for relief. | In Bangladesh, a country that is predominantly low-lying, hundreds of thousands of people are camping on embankments or on the roofs of their homes waiting for relief. |
| Many are using boats to move around. | Many are using boats to move around. |
| The country's military-backed interim government has said it is doing its best to cope. | The country's military-backed interim government has said it is doing its best to cope. |
| In Nepal, several rivers that flow down from the Himalayas have burst their banks in the heavily populated and low-lying Terai region that borders Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. | In Nepal, several rivers that flow down from the Himalayas have burst their banks in the heavily populated and low-lying Terai region that borders Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett in Kathmandu says that some people have blamed India for worsening the situation because it has not opened dams on its side of the border. | The BBC's Mark Dummett in Kathmandu says that some people have blamed India for worsening the situation because it has not opened dams on its side of the border. |
| But, authorities in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh say that the release of flood waters by Nepal causes flooding on their side of the border. | |
| Have you been affected by flooding? Send us your experiences using the form below. | Have you been affected by flooding? Send us your experiences using the form below. |
| You can send your pictures and moving footage to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 07725 100 100/61124 | You can send your pictures and moving footage to yourpics@bbc.co.uk or text them to 07725 100 100/61124 |
| Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video | Click here for terms and conditions on sending photos and video |
| When taking photos or filming please do not endanger yourself or others, take unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. | When taking photos or filming please do not endanger yourself or others, take unnecessary risks or infringe any laws. |