and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england in a bid

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asianountries. police arrested a man after a crossbow bolt was fired into a cricket ground on thursday. six form is excluded from the school because of their a—level results will be allowed to return, their lawyer has confirmed. the campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burnt down in one village as tens of thousands of rohingya muslims leave the country. lewis hamilton secures a record—breaking 69th pole position at monza. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed it's paid compensation to the former chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. both men were named by an informant known as nick, who's now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course ofjustice. angus crawford reports. they were horrifying allegations, of a paedophile ring at the heart of the establishment — but they all proved to be false. during 0pe

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. president trump and the first lady touchdown in texas for the second time this week, to visit those affected by the us flooding. campaigners say hundreds of homes have been destroyed in a rohingya muslim village as thousands of the minority group continue to flee myanmar. investigators say the chemical cloud, which affected parts of east sussex last weekend may have been caused by emissions from shipwrecks. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has paid compensation to the former head of the army, lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan, who were both falsely accused of child sexual abuse. the value of the pay outs has not been confirmed. lord bramall and lord brittan were accused by the same man — who is now being investigated for perverting the course of justice. more than m00 people have died and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. parts of

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. president trump and the first lady touchdown in texas for the second time this week, to visit those affected by the us flooding. he praises the people of texas.” think it is then a wonderful thing for the country only want to watch, although it has been hard. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in one village — as tens of thousands head to bangladesh. investigators say the chemical cloud that affected parts of east sussex last weekend, may have been caused by emissions from shipwrecks. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed, it's paid compensation, to the former chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan. both men had been falsely accused of child sexual abuse by an informant, who's now being investigated for allegedly perverting the course of justice. here's tom symonds. they were claims which seemed to go right to the heart of power in brit

more than moo people are now known to have died after the catastrophic flooding across several south asianear's monsoon season has been particularly heavy — affecting tens of millions of people in bangladesh, nepaland india. many left homeless are now sleeping on roadsides and in makeshift shelters — short of food and clean drinking water. the bbc‘sjustin rowlatt reports from bihar in northeastern india. those least able to cope are the hardest hit by the floods. villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in bihar, one of the poorest states in india. budhia devi says her life has been ruined. translation: i have lost everything. i had a cow and a goat. they were both killed. my house is totally broken and i'm just left sitting here by the side of the road. i have nothing left. i just don't know what to do. the people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on earth. the floodwaters have begun to drain back. only to reveal the wreckage of homes and of lives. more than 500 people have died just in this one indian state, 17 million affected

more than moo people are now known to have died after the catastrophic flooding across several south asianries. this year's monsoon season has been particularly heavy — affecting tens of millions of people in bangladesh, nepaland india. many who've been left homeless are now sleeping on roadsides and in makeshift shelters — short of food and clean drinking water. plumes of thick black smoke have again been rising from a chemical plant in texas, which was hit by severe flooding earlier this week. owners of the arkema plant, north—east of houston, had warned that its cooling systems had failed and that they would not be able to prevent it catching fire. the authorities have evacuated hundreds of homes nearby. president trump will head back to the storm—affected areas of texas on saturday. at his weekly address, he outlined his relief plans. at the request of governor abbott, i declared a major disaster in the state of texas to ensure that federal aid is available for state and local recovery efforts. i also approved a disaster declaration for louisiana. organisations like the red cross, the

it's now believed more than 1,400 people have died after catastrophic flooding across several south asianmillion people have been affected, in bangladesh, nepaland india. millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water, and in the eastern state of bihar, more than 500 people have been killed. 0ur south asia correspondent, justin rowlatt, is in bihar. now this should give you an idea ofjust how vulnerable south asia still is to flooding. we had one hour, one hour of heavy rain, about an hour ago, and these floods rose up in what is a regional capital of india. that is how vulnerable even a city still is to flooding, and let me tell you, this floodwater is absolutely disgusting. the first thing that happens is the drains back up and you get a toxic stew, a toxic stew of waste in the water. sorry, sir. imagine for a moment what it is like, this is a city, imagine for a moment what it is like for a villager in a hut made of mud and straw, that is how tens of millions of people still l

countries. —— south asian countries. annual monsoon season has been particularly heavy. in all, around 41 million people have been affected, and many have been displaced or left homeless. it is just after 5:30am. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the show, we're on colombia's unspoilt island of providencia. but where are all the tourists? henry heads to turkey to try his hand at painting on water instead of canvas. it's going everywhere. great. is it ok? yes. plus — we're in a medieval city in belgium for our whacky race, where bathtubs rule. one that looks like a shed on a bathtub. it is unbelievable. and i'm having a cracking time in northern japan. that really doesn't look appetising. we start off this week on the remote caribbean island of providencia, with its breathtaking scenery and golden sand beaches. it's a slice of paradise you won't have to share with the package holiday crowd, because up until now, there's no major tourism development here. it's mostly untouched. but all that could

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. police arrest a man after a crossbow bolt was fired into the oval cricket ground during a match on thursday. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village — as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country. we will cross live to houston where president trump has arrived. he arrived a half hour ago in texas. this is one of the relief centres we believe he will be visiting with the first lady melania, and he will also be visiting louisiana, with people saying they hope he will be the comforter in chief. we'll have more of that at the top of that are so stay tuned to that but in the meantime we will cross to the bbc sports centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. a record 69th pole for lewis hamilton. he overtakes michael schumacher‘s record at a rainy monza, ahead of the italian grand prix. wales in their qualifier with austria. also coming up in the programme: t20 action from the final. an

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asianntries. on his second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village — as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country. i will be back with you on the clock for the headlines, but now on bbc news, it is time for sportsday —— i will be back with you at eight o'clock. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katherine downes. the headlines this evening: setting records in the rain — hamilton takes pole for the 69th time to overtake schumacher at the top of the all—time list. wales face a crucial qualifier against austria as they try and head further down the road to russia. and saracens start their season in style by thrashing northampton saints. also coming up in the programme: it's t20 blast finals day in birmingham — we'll have the action so far. and are you mad for crazy golf? you could become a professional, as m

and 1a million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. on his second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. as tough as this was it's been a wonderful thing. i think even for the country to watch and the world to watch. it's been beautiful. sixth formers excluded from a school because of their results will be able to return, their lawyer has confirmed. also in the next hour — rohingya muslims continue to flee violence in myanmar. a campaign group says hundreds of homes have been burned down in one village — as tens of thousands head to bangladesh. lewis hamilton breaks michael schumacher‘s record as he secures top spot. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the metropolitan police has confirmed, it's paid compensation, to the former chief of the defence staff, field marshal lord bramall, and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan. both men had been falsely accused of child sexual abuse by an informant, who's now being investigated for allegedly per

homeless or been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. utility companies could be charged by the hour for utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up our busy roads in england in a bid to encourage contractors to speed up their work and reduce delays. stay tuned. now it's time for dateline london. hello and a very warm welcome to dateline london. i'm jane hill. this week we discuss whether theresa may can go on and on as prime minister, we'll look at the latest round of brexit talks, and ask what can be done to defuse the north korea crisis? my guests this week are the author and journalist rachel shabi, are the politicaljournalist and commentator alex deane, the north american journalist and broadcaster jeffrey kofman and the writer and broadcaster mihir bose. welcome to you all. the british prime minister theresa may ended up having a ratherfrank conversation with journalists on her flight to japan this week. she insisted she would like to lead her conservative party into the next general election, not something a lot

you south asian poets, and i guy named alana akbar. if you don't know who they are, it's fine and i explained why they're important in the book. that's a great major to do if you don't want to have a job. you can analyze anything so it's a great career choice. i do talk a lot about and toward the end of the book i have a few encounters with i guess what you would call mystical teachers or sufis for lack of a better term who were influential and me making sense of how my life fell apart. the book is basically the story of how i failed. it's the story of how i failed, how my life crashed and burned and i was 32 years old and how i tried to pick up the pieces and make sense of how i as a person supposedly had so much promise on paper and up driving my car into a ditch. then trying to make sense of it. it's from memory and i wrote about it so it's fine how i can talk about it. i'm doing okay. i'm a happy person. i've accepted hair loss and it's fine. >>. [inaudible] >> my mom passed away this is what we call irony, my mom was 16 women in a

it is now believed more than 1,400 people have died after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. this year's annual monsoon season has been particularly heavy. in all, around 41 million people have been affected. many have been displaced or left homeless. newswatch will be here in 15 minutes‘ time. now on bbc news, time for click. believe it or not, modern nursing as we know it only dates back to the 1800s, to the time of florence nightingale and other pioneers. the royal college of nursing, here in london, is now in its 101st year. for all the life—saving technology that we've seen, the actual act of nursing itself is one relationship that so far has remained uniquely human. but our population is ageing. 20% ofjapan is over the age of 60. and in the uk, a quarter will be over 65 by 2045. this all means that the pressures on nursing are increasing, and looking after elderly people is becoming a pressing issue around the world. kat hawkins travelled to helsinki, in finland, to discover whether one of these could become the new one of these. i'm here in helsinki, visitin

it's now believed more than i,a00 people have died, after catastrophic flooding across several south asianis year's annual monsoon season has been particularly heavy. in all, around ai million people have been affected, in bangladesh, nepaland india. millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water, and in the eastern state of bihar, more than 500 people have already died. our south asia correspondentjustin rowlatt is there and sent us this report. those least able to cope are the hardest hit by the floods. villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in bihar, one of the poorest states in india. budhia devi says her life has been ruined. translation: i have lost everything. i had a cow and a goat. they were both killed. my house is totally broken and i'm just left sitting here by the side of the road. i have nothing left. i just don't know what to do. the people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on earth. the floodwaters have

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced — after catastrophic flooding across several south asianntries a campaign group says hundreds of homes have been burned down in one village — as tens of thousands head to bangladesh. and investigators say the chemical cloud that affected parts of east sussex last weekend, may have been caused by emissions from shipwrecks. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump has been visiting texas for the second time in a week in the aftermath of storm harvey. earlier he visited a relief centre in houston for the victims of the flooding. mr trump had previously faced criticism for not meeting survivors when he travelled to the state four days ago. last night, the white house asked congress to approve six million pounds in emergency funding. the president is now travelling to neighbouring louisiana, which was also badly hit. speaking from the relief centre in houston, the president said those affected by the tragedy had praised the response by authorities. really, i think people appreciate what's been done. it's been done very efficiently,

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian. on his second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village, as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee myanmar. my guess is marcel thereux, and we are talking about his story about storytelling, and why it matters. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, who is the political editor at the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentatorjo phillips. tomorrow's front pages: the observer says that the prime minister, theresa may, is facing a revolt from remain supporting conservative mps over the upcoming brexit bill. the same story leads the sunday telegraph, with tory rebels being told to back brexit or get corbyn. the sunday times also leads with a brexit story. it says theresa may has secretly agreed a £50 billion divorce bill wit

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asianries. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england in a bid to encourage contractors to speed up their work and reduce delays. and a grammar school in south—east london has reversed its decision to force some a—level pupils to leave halfway through their courses because they weren't expected to gain high enough grades. now on bbc news, witness. hello, i am lucy hockings. welcome to witness, here at the british library in london. this month we have another five people who have witnessed extraordinary moments in history first—hand. we will be remembering a royal wedding injapan, a remarkable feat of engineering under the alps, and a new way of giving birth. but first, we are going back to august 1947, when india gained independence from britain and was split into two countries, mainly hindu india and mainly muslim pakistan. partition affected the lives of millions of families. mohammad amir ahmed khan's was one of them. i am mohammad amir ahmed khan,

only get worse in the years to come the race is also taking it bad shape in south asia because the south asian situation is not just india pakistan situation because india has concerns of china as well so india builds up again against china and india wants to have for example a trial which was nuclear weapons on on the air as well as on the season somebody. and therefore pakistan would feel more certain and bug them are also going for those who track strategic weapons closely one area where the reasons most apparent is in the building and testing of bomb delivery systems such as messiah. both india and pakistan have a large stockpile of subsystems most recently india tested the list to decide on board its first nuclear powered submarine leading to fears that the indian ocean is on course to become a nuclear eyes so on in november two thousand and fifteen even u.s. president barack obama voiced his own concerns about the direction south asia's taking at the nuclear security summit in washington d.c. the other area where i think we need to see progress is pakistan and india. making sure that. as

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asianntries. a grammar school in south—east london has reversed its decision to force some a—level pupils to leave halfway through their course because they weren't expected to gain high enough grades. the former shadow equalities minister, sarah champion, has said labour is failing to confront the truth about sex crimes. more from me at the top of the hour. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show, we're on colombia's unspoilt island of providencia. but where are all the tourists? henry heads to turkey to try his hand at painting on water instead of canvas. it's going everywhere. great. is it ok? yes. plus — we're in a medieval city in belgium for our whacky race, where bathtubs rule. there is one that looks like a shed on a bathtub. it is unbelievable. and i'm having a cracking time in northern japan. that really doesn't look appetising. we start off this week on the remote caribbean island of providencia, with its breathtaking scenery and golden sand beaches. it's a slice

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asianountries. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england in a bid to encourage contractors to speed up their work and reduce delays. a grammar school in south—east london has reversed its decision to force some a—level pupils to leave halfway through their course because they weren't expected to gain high enough grades. the former shadow equalities minister sarah champion has said labour is failing to confront the truth about sex crimes. those are the headlines. do stay in touch. thank you for your company so far. now on bbc news, a special programme looking at africa's population explosion. the population of africa is set to double by the year 2050. to 2.5 billion people. the young are moving from the countryside to the towns. unfortunately for us, in the last two, three years it's been a deluge. but many end up in slums and cities are struggling to cope. an industrial revolution could transform african countries and lift millions out of poverty. ev

actor riz ahmed became the first man of south asian descent to win an emmy for acting. he won for his role in hbo's series "the night of." it is alwayssay, strange leaving the rewards of a story based on real-world suffering, but if this show has shown a light on some of the prejudice in our society, some of the injustice in our justice system, then maybe that is something. amy: and african american writer lena waithe also made history when she and aziz ansari won for best writing for the comedy series "master of none." family, i see each and every one of you. the things that make us different, those are super powers. every day when you walk out the door, throw on your imaginary cave and go out there and conquer the world because the world would not be as beautiful as it is if we were not in it, and for everybody out there that showed so much love, thank you for embracing us, little indian boy from south carolina, little queer blackrock from the south side of chicago. amy: and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace r

people have died after catastrophic flooding gci’oss died after catastrophic flooding across several south asianountries. this monsoon season has been heavy. around 41 million people have been dead and many displaced. and now, africa is in the midst of a baby boom. our correspondent investigates. the population of africa is set to double by the year 2050. to 2.5 billion people. the young are moving from the countryside to the towns. unfortunately for us, in the last two, three years it's been a deluge. but many end up in slums and cities are struggling to cope. an industrial revolution could transform african countries and lift millions out of poverty. every year it grows, 20 millionjobs per year over the coming decades. but i don't use could mean millions more migrants and drive many into the hands of islamist extremists. and that is everyone's problem. there is nowhere in the world where women have more children. half the girls here are married by 15. so it isn't surprising that children have children. we are on the fringe of the sahara desert, not far from nigeria's northern border. niger is

south asian region this year.as a member of the high level panel on water i attach high priority to implementing its comprehensive action plan. bangladesh has assured safe access to water for eighty seven percent of its population by two thousand and fifteen and we aim for full coverage of access to safe water for our population by twenty thirty. we believe that there are close interfaces between peace and stability and development. we share the conviction that addressing poverty hunger illiteracy unemployment and inequality is crucial it is crucial for building peaceful just and inclusive societies. we are committed to implementing the s d g's. for that our government has adopted the whole of society approach the s.t.g. complement our vision to transform bangladesh into a middle income country by twenty twenty one and a developed one by twenty one forty one. even before the adoption of the s. t. g.'s we initiated unique social programs that reflect the themes of the s.t.g. such as active body become our one house

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asianis second visit this week, president trump praises the people of texas as he meets those affected by flooding there. a campaign group says more than 700 homes have been burned down in a rohingya muslim village — as tens of thousands of the minority group continue to flee the country now on bbc news, historian adam smith explores the great american divide between the small town and the big city in from out of town. for decades, our country has lived through the greatestjobs theft in the history of the world. you people know it better than anybody, in pennsylvania. 0ur factories were shuttered, our steel mills closed down, and ourjobs were stolen away and shipped far away. how did donald trump pull off his surprise victory? he did it partly by appealing to the feeling that, across the usa, small towns have taken a battering. main street. there is plenty of room here. room for the individual to expand, to plan for himself and his children. the small towns of america, where once life was g

sometimes not standing up for muslim-americans, asian-americans, south asians and others. who have been stereotyped and made to feel uncomfortable in this country. that is no way to counter these kinds of problems so we need to reinvigorate a sense of inclusion and the idea that america is a country for everybody and that just about everybody here is patriotic and we welcome each other with open arms as americans. instead of trying to divide us against each other as our current president has tried to do. >> students at yale law school are fortunate to hear your insights and wisdom for the time that you were there. thank you for your vote 16 years ago. as always, thank you for being on this program, once again to share your insights senator feingold. >> great to be with you, tavis, thanks. >>> up next, blues quintet, southern avenue. stay with us. >>> pleased to welcome members of the blues quintet to this program, blues quintet southern avenue, out of memphis, tennessee. their self-titled debut reached number six on the billboard blues chart, has been receiving all kind of

believed more than fourteen hundred people have died off a catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. this year's annual monsoon season is being particularly having an all around forty one million people have been affected in bangladesh nepal and india. millions of been left homeless more than nine hundred fifty thousand homes have been destroyed. the bbc is just about up reports from baha in northeastern india. those least able to cope. the hardest hit by the floods. villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in bihar one of the poorest states in india. lost all of movement of giving up my body and everything else was her lif. has been ruined i think kep. i got a little bit yeah. i don't realize that every planet although i had a cow and a gore upped. the verbal skills. my house is totally broken. and i'm just like sitting here by the side of the road. i've got nothing left i just don't know what to do. hello. the people here are subsistence farmers some of the poorest and most vulnerable. the floodwaters have begun to drain back. only to reveal the wreckag

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the south asian country of myanmar is seeing more than seventy thousand of its muslims fleeing the country fearing violence oppression by the stateful foresees one muslim community has been clashing with police and the armed forces to protect its ethnicity from violent methods of persecution most population is mainly but both religious sides continue to blame each other for the ongoing conflict if you were to report. what do you think of when you envisage the ideal leader maybe a symbol of groundbreaking political revolution obviously a person. who holds the interest of the people or do you visualize an individual hailed by the media as a hero she was an inspiration during the country's revolution in the eighty's and even won the nobel peace prize as well as a u.s. congress tional golden medal the leader of the southeast asian states of myanmar on sun tsu cheek as. witness to history treated like such a. great a star. doesn't this sound like democratic perfection but sadly reality is far from perfect while the leader revels in glory the country is home to what the u.n. calls the most perse

it's now believed more than ia00 people have died after catastrophic flooding across several south asianthis year's annual monsoon season has been particularly heavy. in all around ai million people have been affected, in bangladesh, nepaland india. millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. parts of india's financial centre, mumbai, are under several feet of water, and in the eastern state of bihar, more than 500 people have already died. our south asia correspondent justin rowlatt is there and sent us this report. those least able to cope are the hardest hit by the floods. villages and fields were transformed into great lakes here in bihar, one of the poorest states in india. budhia devi says her life has been ruined. translation: i have lost everything. i had a cow and a goat. they were both killed. my house is totally broken and i'm just left sitting here by the side of the road. i have nothing left. i just don't know what to do. the people here are subsistence farmers, some of the poorest and most vulnerable people on earth. the floodwaters ha

welcome back the south asian country of me is seeing more than seventy thousand of its muslims fleeing the country fearing violence of question by the states or thora sees one muslim community has been clashing with police and the armed forces to protect its ethnicity from violent methods of persecution myanmar's leader has been held as a political hero in the majority buddhist country by his son but there's been plenty of criticism as well as an ado or two to reports what attributes do you think of when you envisage the ideal leader maybe a symbol of groundbreaking political revolution obviously a person who holds the interests of the people or do you visualize an individual hailed by the media as a hero she was an inspiration during the country's revolution in the eighty's and even won the nobel peace prize as well as a u.s. congress tional gold medal the leader of the southeast asian state of myanmar on sun tsu cheek this is. witness to history. three to six. leaders talk. doesn't this sound like democratic perfection but sadly reality is far from perfect while the leader revels in

and a0 million have been left homeless or displaced after catastrophic flooding across several south asian countries. utility companies could be charged by the hourfor digging up busy roads in england in a bid to encourage contractors to speed up their work and reduce delays. now on bbc news, it's click. this week: robot nurses. robot rabbits. and disco—dancing aliens. it's technology that will put a smile on your face, literally. believe it or not, modern nursing as we know it only dates back to the 1800s, to the time of florence nightingale and other pioneers. the royal college of nursing here in london is now in its ioist year. for all the life—saving technology that we've seen, the actual act of nursing itself is one relationship that so far has remained uniquely human. but our population is ageing. 20% ofjapan is over the age of 60. and in the uk, a quarter will be over 65 by 2045. this all means that the pressures on nursing are increasing, and looking after elderly people is becoming a pressing issue around the world. kat hawkins travelled to helsinki, in finland, to discover whethe

now believed more than i,a00 people have been killed after catastrophic flooding across several south asian season runs from june to september, but this year has been particularly heavy. in all, around ai million people have been affected, in bangladesh, nepaland india. millions have been left homeless, and more than 950,000 homes have been destroyed. bangladesh was first hit by flooding in the middle of august, leaving roughly a third of the country submerged. at its peak, almost a week's worth of the average rainfall for this time of year was dumped in the space of 2a hours, as sanjoy mujumdar explained at the time... this is one of the world's largest, and because of heavy monsoon rains it has breached its banks and the entire area around it is flooded. these people have taken up the only sliver of land that has been left untouched. well, the flooding then moved west to nepal, killing hundreds more people, and destroying at least 90,000 homes, mainly in the poorest parts of the country. the rising waters and numerous landslides there have left thousands of villages cut off, leading to sh