What started the flood that is raging through 1000 Indian villages?
According to the UN the flood has affected close to 35-40 million people, it has damaged or destroyed 1.28 million homes across 260 million hectares in more than 200 flood-affected districts, and is one of the worst flood disasters in recent history. UP, Bihar, Assam and Orissa have been impacted the worse accounting for almost 24 million affected people (including 3 million children). The monsoonal rains in India are always a horrible force. When the skies open, the water pours on the homes of rich and poor alike. But after the deluge, the poor always suffer most. For survivors, the real endurance test is just beginning. With crops destroyed and fields bloated with water, there will be no agricultural work for millions of landless laborers here for months, leaving them to rely on the sporadic support of aid agencies and government relief organizations.T he monsoona
