A woman on a boat talks to flood-affected children as they wait for food in Dhaka's Khilgoan Taltaola district, Bangladesh. Flood-weakened riverbanks collapsed as water engulfed more than 250 homes in Bangladesh, adding to villagers' misery after a month of deadly monsoon rains that have already submerged most of this impoverished country, relief officials said.
Flood victims receive medical treatment at a makeshift camp at the Diarrheal Diseases Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Aug. 1, 2004. Bangladesh and its capital, Dhaka, lie in a flood plain, and annual deluges from mighty rivers fed by monsoon rains and melting Himalayan snow are natural.
A rickshaw driver wades through a flooded street in Ambala, 125 miles north of New Delhi, India, Aug. 3, 2004. Monsoon rains have destroyed crops, flooded highways and halted trains in South Asia.
A family moves away from a flooded colony in Ambala, 125 miles north of New Delhi, India, Aug. 3, 2004.
Residents wade through a flooded colony in Ambala, 125 miles north of New Delhi, India, Aug. 3, 2004.
A flood victim listens to the radio on a boat beside his submerged house in Kalyanpur village in the Samastipur district, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, July 27, 2004. Authorities recovered more then 100 bodies in eastern India while flooding, disease and snakebites killed more across Bangladesh, officials said.
Relatives of the Goswami family, left, mourn in front of the bodies of Vikram Goswami, 38, right, his wife Chaya, 34, and their three children, in Alarshah village, 75 miles south of Ahmadabad, India, Aug. 3, 2004. The entire Goswami family was killed when their house collapsed due to heavy rain.
Bangladeshi flood-affected children wait for food in front of their inundated homes in Dhaka's Khilgoan Taltaola district, Bangladesh, July 31, 2004. Flood-weakened riverbanks collapsed as water engulfed more than 250 homes in Bangladesh, adding to villagers' misery after a month of monsoon rains that have already submerged most of this impoverished country, relief officials said.
Flood-affected people line up for a medical check by Indian Army doctors in Jonbil village, east of Assam, India, July 31, 2004. Heavy monsoon rains and melting snow from Himalayas have engulfed two-thirds of Bangladesh, and parts of neighboring India and Nepal since June, leaving millions of people hungry and homeless.
Flood victims go through floodwaters with their belongings at Jonbil village, east of Gauhati, Assam, India, July 31, 2004. The U.N. World Food Program said it would supply food to nearly two million people and plans to launch a major emergency operation for millions more with help from other donor agencies.
A couple enjoys being drenched by waves lashing a stone ledge bordering the Arabian Sea in Bombay, India, July 29, 2004. Torrential monsoon rains across South Asia have resulted in widespread death and destruction.
People wade through a flooded road in Dharamtul, about 60 miles east of Gauhati, India, July 23, 2004. Monsoon floods, tornadoes and rains roared through already inundated villages in South Asia, raising the region's death toll.
Villagers stand on the National Highway 57, which washed away in floodwaters at Kansi, in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, July 26, 2004. Army soldiers were dropping food packages and drinking water in the worst-hit districts of Bihar, some of which remained cut off from the rest of the country, with roads and rail tracks submerged, officials said.
Flood victims stand in line for medical check-ups by Indian Army doctors in Jonbil village, east of Gauhati, Assam, India, July 31, 2004. Heavy monsoon rains and melting snow from the Himalayas have engulfed two-thirds of Bangladesh, and parts of neighboring India and Nepal since June.
Flood victims collect food from Indian Army personnel in Jonbil village, July 31, 2004.
Flood victims try to grab chocolates from Army personnel at Jonbil village, east of Gauhati, Assam, India, July 31, 2004.
A construction worker takes a nap on a roller after floods inundated much of Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 27, 2004.
Flood victims stand in line for medical check-ups by Indian Army doctors in Jonbil village, July 31, 2004. As waters begin to recede in some areas, diseases have spread, adding almost daily to the death toll. Children are the worst affected in the outbreak of diarrhea, dysentery and typhoid.
Flood affected villagers row a makeshift banana leaf raft past a home in Panikhaiti village, about 20 miles east of Gauhati, Assam, India, July 30, 2004. The death toll from landslides, drowning, collapsing houses, disease and other perils was still rising in South Asia.
A child stands in front of pigeons that suddenly take flight as monsoon clouds hover over Marine Drive in Bombay, India, July 24, 2004. Monsoon floods have killed thousands in India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. Most of the deaths occurred from drowning, building collapses, electrocution from downed power lines, waterborne diseases or landslides.