24 million affected by floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh

The death toll from widespread flooding in South Asia is continuing to rise as aid agencies warn of food shortages and the risk of disease.Severe flooding has hit the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Assam in north-eastern India and parts of Nepal while inundating more than one-third of Bangladesh.The floods have been called the worst in the region in a century and an estimated 24 million people have been affected across India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Flooding swamps homes in the Indian state of Assam Source: AAP