The 2007 South Asian floods were a series of floods in India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and Bangladesh. News Agencies, citing the Indian and Bangladeshi governments, place the death toll in excess of 2,000. By 3 August approximately 20 million had been displaced and by 10 August some 30 million people in India, Bangladesh and Nepal had been affected by flooding.
UNICEF said that the situation "is being described as the worst flooding in living memory".
Read more about 2007 South Asian Floods: Background, Areas Affected in Bangladesh, Areas Affected in Bhutan, Areas Affected in India, Areas Affected in Nepal
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