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Rescuers from the Pakistan navy help residents in Dadu evacuate from their flooded homes, as large parts of southern Pakistan remain under water. More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the flooding, brought on by record monsoon rains amplified by climate change. The floods have caused at least 1,300 deaths and washed away homes, businesses, roads and bridges. IMAGES
Gangarampur, May 25 (EFE/EPA).- The local governments of Odisha and Bengal Tuesday are considering a mass evacuation of at-risk areas as Cyclone Yaas is expected to make landfall on the eastern coast of India on Wednesday. (Camera: PIYAL ADHIKARY).SHOT LIST: NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE MEMBERS REQUEST VILLAGERS TO EVACUATE THE AREA BEFORE CYCLONE YAAS MAKES LANDFALL, IN THE VILLAGE OF GANGARAMPUR, SOUTH OF KOLKATA NEAR THE BAY OF BENGAL, INDIA.
Uttarakhand, Feb 10 (EFE/EPA).- After more than 78 hours of the avalanche that devastated an Indian Himalayan valley, rescue operations to save the missing people continued Wednesday without major progress.30 people who still went missing were presumably trapped in the tunnels as their families waited in agony to see if their loved ones were still alive. (Camera: RAJAT GUPTA). SHOT LIST: THE AREA WHERE THE DISASTER OCCURRED IN UTTARAKHAND, INDIA.
Rescue effort continues on Tuesday after a five-storey apartment building collapsed late Monday in western India. Dozens are feared trapped. IMAGES
Water is filling the streets of Chennai, India as residents remain stranded days after overflowing lakes flooded the city. Nathan Frandino reports.
Voting gets underway in India's election, with people queueing to cast their ballots in Haridwar. The Indian city is one of the first places to vote in the world's largest election. Some 968 million people are eligible to vote over a six-week period. IMAGES