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Reuters A Man Carries Drinking Water Through a Flooded Street

Date: 28-Aug-08
Country: INDIA
Author: Pawan Kumar

A Man Carries Drinking Water Through a Flooded Street Photo: Pawan Kumar
Photo: Pawan Kumar

Torrential rains have killed more than 1,000 people in South Asia since the monsoon began in June, mainly in India's northern state of Uttar Pradesh, where 725 people have lost their lives.

Other deaths were reported from Nepal and Bangladesh.

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