Humanitarian crisis warning as South Asia floods displace millions and kill 550

Wed, 22 Jul, 2020 - 13:39

Julhas Alam and Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press

More than 9.6 million people across South Asia have been affected by severe floods, with hundreds of thousands struggling to get food and medicine, officials and aid organisations said.

About 550 people have died in India, Bangladesh and Nepal, while millions have been displaced from their homes since the flooding began last month, said the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).