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Devastating floods hit South Asia

Flood victims in Dhaka

Almost 20 million people have been displaced as some of the worst floods for years have hit a wide swathe of northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Roads have been washed away and hundreds of villages have been cut off by swollen rivers.

Almost 200 people have died in the floods in the last few days.

THE AFFECTED AREAS
India: 125 people killed and 12 million stranded, mostly in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Assam
Bangladesh: 64 people have been killed and seven million are marooned
Nepal: Thousands of people displaced in the south