NEW DELHI: Nearly 600 people have died and millions have been affected by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials said Saturday, as relief and rescue operations continued. Indian authorities sought military help in two districts of northern Uttar Pradesh state after heavy rains left hundreds of villages marooned. As many as 33 out of 75 districts in the state are reeling from floods that have left 55 people dead. At least 100 people have died in neighboring Bangladesh with close to six million affected by the floods. A massive landslide in India’s Himachal Pradesh state swept two passenger buses off a hillside, killing 46 people on Sunday.

Source: Manila Times August 19, 2017 11:26 UTC