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Millions in India, Pakistan and Myanmar have been displaced due to heavy rain and flooding

The region was hit by Cyclone Komen in addition to the seasonal monsoon rains

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Torrential monsoon rains in the aftermath of Cyclone Komen continue to cause flooding in India, Bangladesh and other South Asian countries, leaving hundreds dead and millions displaced.

In India, at least 206 have been killed due to monsoon-related accidents, according to government officials.

Last week, a flooded bridge derailed two trains carrying as many as 1,600 passengers traveling in Madhya Pradesh, killing dozens.

The two trains had over 1,600 passengers on board; at least 27 were killed in the latest deadly accident on India's rail network.
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Two trains derailed amid floods in India
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In West Bengal, 97 are dead while hundreds of thousands of people have been moved to relief camps to escape the floods. Though there has been a respite in rainfall, the largest problem is now overflowing dams and rivers which have risen above danger levels.

Elsewhere in India, roads, dams, and rivers are overflowing, sending floodwater into villages and forcing local residents to flee their homes.

Indian villagers wade through floodwaters in Bherampur Block, Murshidabad. In Gujarat, India's westernmost state, 71 people have died, 69 people have died in West Bengal and 38 have died in Rajasthan according to the State Home Ministry Spokesman Kuldeep Dhatwalia.
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Deadly floods leave scores killed in India
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Pakistan

Other countries in the region are also experiencing extreme difficulties due to heavy rains.

In Pakistan, the flooding has affected over one million people, killing 166 and forcing 803,271 people to evacuate their homes, according to Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority. The government has set up over 70,000 tents and has distributed over 4,000 tons of food to the worst-affected areas.

Myanmar

Meanwhile in Myanmar, severe flooding has caused the death toll to reach at least 96 while 330,000 others have been affected, according to a state-run newspaper, which cited government officials.

The government says flooding has destroyed 10,956 homes and 217,580 acres of farmland, displacing 85,400.

People look at a bridge which was washed away by floodwater in the state of Manipur, India on August 1, 2015. At least 178 have been killed in recent flooding, with an estimated 10 million affected across India.
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People look at a bridge which was washed away by floodwater in the state of Manipur, India on August 1, 2015. At least 178 have been killed in recent flooding, with an estimated 10 million affected across India.
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Yellow taxis and other vehicles wade through a flooded street in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Parts of the city were flooded after the Ganges river rose following monsoon rains.
Yellow taxis and other vehicles wade through a flooded street in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Parts of the city were flooded after the Ganges river rose following monsoon rains.
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Indian villagers wade through floodwater in Bherampur Block, Murshidabad. In Gujarat, India's westernmost state, 71 people have died. Another 69 have died in West Bengal and 38 have lost their lives in Rajasthan, according to State Home Ministry Spokesman Kuldeep Dhatwalia.
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Indian villagers wade through floodwater in Bherampur Block, Murshidabad. In Gujarat, India's westernmost state, 71 people have died. Another 69 have died in West Bengal and 38 have lost their lives in Rajasthan, according to State Home Ministry Spokesman Kuldeep Dhatwalia.
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Pakistani men clear up next to a partially damaged house in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 3, 2015. A spokesman for Pakistan's National Disaster Management Agency told AFP that 116 people had died and more than 850,000 people had been affected across the country by this year's monsoon floods.
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Pakistani men clear up next to a partially damaged house in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on August 3, 2015. A spokesman for Pakistan's National Disaster Management Agency told AFP that 116 people had died and more than 850,000 people had been affected across the country by this year's monsoon floods.
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Pakistani villagers wade through floodwaters caused by heavy rains at a village on the outskirts of Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Flooding has left millions displaced throughout the region.
Pakistani villagers wade through floodwaters caused by heavy rains at a village on the outskirts of Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 2, 2015. Flooding has left millions displaced throughout the region.
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Bangladeshi villagers stand near a broken embankment, avoiding floodwater, in Cox's Bazar on August 2, 2015, after the area was hit by torrential rains from Cyclone Komen.
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Bangladeshi villagers stand near a broken embankment, avoiding floodwater, in Cox's Bazar on August 2, 2015, after the area was hit by torrential rains from Cyclone Komen.
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Bangladeshi villagers wade through flood waters in Cox's Bazar.
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Bangladeshi villagers wade through flood waters in Cox's Bazar.
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An aerial view shows flooding throughout the town of Kalay, Myanmar's Sagaing region, on August 3. Heavy monsoon rains in the past month have left at least 47 dead with more than 200,000 displaced.
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An aerial view shows flooding throughout the town of Kalay, Myanmar's Sagaing region, on August 3. Heavy monsoon rains in the past month have left at least 47 dead with more than 200,000 displaced.
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A man climbs to safety on a roof, escaping the flooding in Kalay, Myanmar on August 3.
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A man climbs to safety on a roof, escaping the flooding in Kalay, Myanmar on August 3.
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A house is nearly submerged by floodwater in Kalay on August 3. Some places in the country have experienced over a meter of rainfall in the past week.
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A house is nearly submerged by floodwater in Kalay on August 3. Some places in the country have experienced over a meter of rainfall in the past week.
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Floodwater inundates houses and vegetation in Kalay on August 2. The toll from flash floods and landslides in Myanmar after days of torrential rain is likely to spike, the U.N. warned, as monsoonal downpours continue across the region.
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Floodwater inundates houses and vegetation in Kalay on August 2. The toll from flash floods and landslides in Myanmar after days of torrential rain is likely to spike, the U.N. warned, as monsoonal downpours continue across the region.
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Floods ravage Southeast Asia, displacing hundreds of thousands and killing scores

The U.N. and other international NGO’s have stepped up aid efforts, distributing more than 387 metric tons of food for 103,000 people, and 620,000 water treatment tablets, as of Thursday.

“Thousands of people have lost homes, livelihoods, crops and existing food and seed stocks. Food security will be seriously affected,” said World Food Programme Country Director Dom Scalpelli. “In coordination with the Myanmar Government, we are acting quickly to provide emergency relief and prevent this disaster from exacerbating existing food insecurity and malnutrition.”

U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry, announced $600,000 of immediate relief through USAID to help the country meet its most urgent needs, at an ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Thursday.