Severe flooding in the Indian state of Assam has killed at least 85 people and displaced tens of thousands of residents.
Since May, raging floodwaters have inundated thousands of villages on the banks of the overflowing Brahmaputra river, forcing more than 145,648 people out of their homes and hampering efforts to prevent the continued spread of coronavirus, according to CNN.
In Nepal, 114 people have died and 48 remain missing due to devastating floods and landslides, authorities said on Monday.
Prithvi Highway, Nepal’s key transport route connecting the western part of the country to the capital Kathmandu, has been blocked at several sections after being hit by multiple landslides, officials said.
In Bangladesh, nearly one third of the country, and one fifth of its population, have been affected by floods. Hundreds of schools across the country have been turned into shelters for the displaced.
