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Almost No One Is Talking About Floods In South Asia That Killed 1200 People (WARNING: Photos Are Horrifying)
Though the carnage of Hurricane Harvey is currently dominating mainstream media, Texas isn't the only part of the world being ravaged by flooding. International news coverage has largely ignored the torrential rainfall that has been devastating South Asia for almost the entire month of August, and it's time for us all to start talking about it.
Across India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, record amounts of heavy monsoon rains have caused disastrous flooding and landslides. Thousands of homes have become completely submerged, poor villages have absolutely no access to food and medicine, and nearly 1200 people have died - including children. Millions have been displaced, and are now wandering the region homeless and searching for help.
In case your local news station hasn't been reporting on it, here are 30+ photos from the scene that you won't soon forget. The GlobalGiving Foundation is working with a number of charities and aid organisations to provide relief to the many groups affected by these events, and you can learn more about it here.
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#1
A Nepali Man Carries His Goat On His Shoulder As He Moves To Safer Ground At Topa Village In Saptari District
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#2
A Man Floats His Dead Nephew Away In The Koshi River Outside A Village In Nepal, After The Family Could Not Find Any Dry Land To Bury The Child
#3
A Boy Uses A Banana Raft To Transport His Books In Jakhalabandha Area In Nagaon District, In The Northeastern State Of Assam, India
#4
In Demra, Children Walk Through A Flooded Field As They Return Home From School. The Mix Of Rainwater And Toxic Waste From Industries Has Turned The Water Green
#5
Indian One-horned Rhinoceroses Wade Through Flood Waters At The Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary In Assam
Adriana E. Henricy 7 years ago
everyone suffers when nature comes down (thanks global warming)
#6
A Woman Walks Through A Flooded Village In Motihari, Bihar State, India
Adriana E. Henricy 7 years ago
aww the kids! I hope they are all ok. At least kids can see the bright side.
#7
Rescuers Recover Carcasses Of More Than 225 Animals After Floods Ravage Kaziranga Wildlife Reserve
#8
People Wait In A Line To Collect Drinking Water From A Municipal Tanker At A Flooded Residential Colony In Ahmedabad, India
#9
A Woman Wades Through A Flooded Village In Bihar, India
Mary Kavanagh 7 years ago
She's not smirking. She's grimacing. definition: smirk sməːk/ verb gerund or present participle: smirking smile in an irritatingly smug, conceited, or silly way. "he smirked in triumph" synonyms:smile smugly, simper, snigger; More
#10
Nepalis Swim With A Rubber Ring In A Flooded Area In Parsa District
#11
A Child And His Father Walk Through A Flooded Area In Bogra, Bangladesh
#12
Children Raise Their Hand For Biscuit Packets, Being Distributed By Volunteers At A Hastily Constructed Camp In Assam State Where More Than A Million People Have Lost Their Homes
#13
An Indian Woman Holds A Goat While Sitting On A Makeshift Raft In Koliabor Village In Assam
#14
A Nepali Man Tries To Cross Flood Water At Topa Village In Saptari District
#15
Cattle Graze As A Woman Walks On Higher Ground In Saptari District, Nepal
#16
Indians Wade Through A Flooded Street During Heavy Rain Showers In Mumbai
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
Probably are. The couple to right are a little surreal, strolling hand in hand through the flooded streets
#17
People Use A Makeshift Raft To Transport Goats As They Wade Through A Flooded Road In Jakhalabandha Area In Nagaon District, In The Northeastern State Of Assam, India
#18
A Man Walks Through A Flooded Street During A Heavy Downpour In The Northeastern Indian State Of Tripura
Kiks Zhang 7 years ago
There's a rainbow always after the rain. In this case, the rainbow umbrella gave him at least a comforting shed.
#19
An Indian Woman Stands Outside Her Damaged House In Runi Village In Gujarat
Raven Blackheart 7 years ago
"DAMAGED"??? 😧 F*****g seriously?? What moron writes these captions? 🙄😖
#20
A Man Tries To Cross A Flooded Street In Birgunj, Nepal
#21
A Woman Looks Out From Her House In Janakpur, Nepal
#22
A Bangladeshi Man Sits In His Flooded Shop After Heavy Rain In Dhaka
#23
A Boy Rows A Makeshift Raft As He Transports A Woman And A Cooking Gas Cylinder Through The Flood Waters In Assam, India
Siddharth Satyanath 7 years ago
This is so powerful. This boy can't be more than 13 years old.
#24
A Mahout Bathes His Elephant Inside The Flooded Kaziranga National Park In Nagaon District, In The Northeastern State Of Assam, India
#25
A Boy Walks Along Flood Waters In Saptari District, Nepal
#26
A Man Holds An Idol Of The Hindu God Ganesh, The Deity Of Prosperity, After It Was Immersed In The Waters Of The Sabarmati River
Krusty Shakelford 7 years ago
The Hindu God of Prosperity is Lakshmi. Ganesh is commonly known as the Remover of Obstacles. I'll refrain from commenting on the irony.
#27
A Boy Is Pictured In A Flooded Village In Motihari, Bihar State, India
#28
Flood Victims Wait For Relief Supplies In A Village East Of Gauhati In The Northeastern Indian State Of Assam
Beth Arriaga 7 years ago
The animals are so important- providing milk, economic viability etc. The children? Nothing can replace the hope they represent. Prayer. Hope.
#29
An Indian Villager Walks Along A Submerged Railway Track In The Flood-affected Jakhalabandha Area In Koliabor
#30
The Flooded Apron Of Biratnagar Airport After Heavy Rains, 240km From Nepal’s Capital Kathmandu
#31
Flood-Affected People Sleeping By A Highway Toll Plaza In The Indian State Of Bihar
Angela Cisco 7 years ago
Who knows how far they had to walk before they found somewhere safe to make camp. They just look exhausted. :(
#32
Two Boys Stand On A Banana Raft In Assam, India
Sue Christopher 7 years ago
There are 3 species of croc in this region along with 3 species python and 2 species cobra and 2 species of viper and 2 of krait and a variety of other water and tree snakes. There are also 2 species of monitor lizards.
#33
Flood-Affected Villagers Move Out In Search Of Safer Places In Bihar, India
#34
A Child Eats At A Makeshift Flood Shelter In Gaur, About 200 Km South Of Kathmandu, The Nepali Capital
#35
A Flood Victim Takes Refuge Inside A Temporary Shelter After Camping At A Safe Location In Saptari District, Nepal
#36
Children Row A Boat As They Pass Through Damaged Houses At A Flood-affected Village In Morigaon District In The Northeastern State Of Assam, India
#37
A Man Rides His Motorbike Through A Water-logged Road During Rains In Mumbai
#38
A Baby Suffering From Dehydration Cries After Being Rescued From A Flooded Village In The Eastern State Of Bihar, India
#39
Flood-Affected Villagers Wait For Relief Material On What's Left Of A Road Washed Away By Floodwaters In Morigaon District, East Of Gauhati, Northeastern State Of Assam
#41
Bangladeshi Commuters Use A Rickshaw To Cross A Flooded Street In Dhaka
Elizabeth Young 7 years ago
Hate to say it, but they're better off walking, rather than make this poor guy struggle, to push and pull the rickshaw thru all that water, just because they don't want to get wet. Kind of cruel and selfish to make him do that, if you ask me. Now, if they were using it to transport goods that needed to stay dry... that would be another thing entirely, and understandable. I'm just sayin...
#42
Crossing Through Flood Water In Tilathi, Nepal
#43
Villagers Offer Prayers For The Floodwaters To Recede, In Chandrapur Village, East Of Gauhati, Assam
#44
A Man Casts His Fishing Net In The Flood Waters Next To His Partially Submerged Hut In The Northeastern Indian State Of Assam
#45
People Walk Along A Flooded Street In Mumbai
#46
Indian Villagers Queue For Food At The Flood-Hit Dagrua Village In Bihar State
#47
A Car Drives Past As It Rains At Andheri Subway In Mumbai, India
#49
Indian Residents Walk Through Flood Waters In Malda In The Indian State Of West Bengal
#50
Flood Affected Families Take Shelter In Front Of A Shop And Wait For Relief Material In Jakhalabandha Area In Nagaon District, In The Northeastern State Of Assam, India
yerawitchSam13 7 years ago
This is so heartbreaking to see all of these photos, especially the ones with children.
#51
Villagers Take Shelter In A Partially Submerged House Following Floods At Baghmari Village In Nagaon District, In The Northeastern State Of Assam, India
#52
A Man Rests In His House Damaged By Flooding Some 250 Kilometers From Nepal's Capital Kathmandu
#53
Bangladesh Has Experienced Heavy Monsoon Rains This Year, Flooding More Than A Third Of The Low-lying Areas And Killing At Least 134 People
#54
Rohingya People Run To Enter Into Bangladesh From A Makeshift Shelter Near The Bangladesh-myanmar Border, After A Gunshot Was Heard On The Myanmar Side
Lyone Fein 7 years ago
The Rohingya are the Muslim minority that lives in the country of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), which is a Buddhist majority country. Many of the Rohingya seek to leave Myanmar, claiming that they are being oppressed religiously and politically.
#55
A Flood Victim Washes Herself In Saptari District, Nepal
#57
Houses Are Partially Submerged By Floods In Morigaon District In Assam
Joanne Ross 5 years ago
More climate devastation. Sad pictures. This is elsewhere in the world. Not the Bahamas.
#58
Indian Flood Effected Villagers Collect Drinking Water And Relief Food At Alal Village In Malda District In The Indian State Of West Bengal
#59
Kashmiri Muslim Man Carry Edible Stuff To His Family In Flooded Area In Srinagar Indian Controlled Kashmir
Angel Shomita 7 years ago
Who writes these idiotic comments ? A) How does it matter if he is Myslim ir Hindu or Christian ? B) It is not India controlled Kashmir. Kashmir is legally a part of India. Check your facts before you blurt out gibberish. It should have gone like "Man carrying food home in flooded Srinagar, Capital of Jammu & Kashmir, India."
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htbq 7 years ago
wow! this is worst than Texas. Need to up vote this to spread the word! prayers go out to India...
Nancy E 7 years ago
Thank you for posting these devastating photos. The people, like myself, in the USA ,are often ethnocentric . We need to open our eyes more to other countries.
Bina Acharya 7 years ago
thank you for sharing these pictures.. our news and situations never went viral like the Harvey but we have also suffered a lot. we have lost many lives, many people lost their homes. we are raised money and supports for food and clothes for the victims.. still supporting.. I pray for my country(Nepal) as well as for the other countries as well...
RaroaRaroa 7 years ago
This was on our main news program tonight on TV in NZ, before a story about Houston. But Houston has definately received far more coverage. Sadly, it's no different from the coverage of a terrorist attack in Britain/Europe versus one in Pakistan/Afghanistan, etc. Usually the latter has a far greater death toll, yet our news outlets barely blink. With climate change these flooding events are becoming more common everywhere which makes me sad for everyone living in low-lying areas.
ABCD 7 years ago
I am from India and there was very heavy rain. It was terrifying and it was devastating.
Prajwol Shrestha 7 years ago
Thank you Bored Panda posting about the floods in South Asia. We Nepalese are very thankful to you. Namaste & Greetings from Kathmandu.
Yugan Talovich 7 years ago
Of course people want news that's close to home, but the US news gets ridiculous. Here in Taiwan, we usually get several typhoons as big as Harvey or Katrina every year, and "superstore" Sandy would pass practically unnoticed. So it's good to see Bored Panda alerting people to situations in other parts of the world. Best wishes to India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Adriana E. Henricy 7 years ago
Makes me sad that the picture that seems to have the most comments (til now), is the one of the dead animals.
Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago
There's a red "here" in the introduction before the photos you can click on to donate via Global Giving Foundation.
Donegalsean 7 years ago
Will the rich people from these poor countrys help their people?! no they will not...they dont care...
İdil 7 years ago
Okay I get it, of course when it's closer to home, it hits you more. But apparently, only rich and western lives matter in the world.
Vladi Konovalov 7 years ago
Israel send to this flood a rescue expedition... Hope and pray for safe as much as possible life
Hanka Vojníková 7 years ago
not much in Czech republic, just a short mentioning, Harvey definitely gets more coverage
mk4 stargazer 7 years ago
They are talking about it. Where it matters - south east Asia. You don't see headlines in newspapers and on s****y social media sites over there saying "a horrible flood happened in Texas and nobody is talking about it." Because surprise surprise, each region and culture is mostly concerned with what's going on in parts of the world that affect them most.
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
happens every year more or less. There are things the gov't could do to lessen flooding, infrastructure, etc, the gov't just hasn't
Irena Dolenec 7 years ago
Actually they do report, every day in news and papers. But it is true, that Texas have much larger response on net.
Sondre Strøm Linde 7 years ago
It's a horrible trend. I remember during the Tsunami in 2004, pretty much all we heard about on the norwegian news was the handful or norwegians that were there during the tsunami.
My True Form, Apparently 2 years ago
All of these are horrible. These are some of the worst things I’ve ever seen.
Newfie Beauty 7 years ago
Sad. It's like the whole world is falling apart at the same time over and over again.
Amanda Harker 7 years ago
Heartbreaking pictures, these people are going to need at least a year to clean up and it's unlikely they'll fully recover for years. My heart goes out to all of them.
Shashi Bhushan 7 years ago
Today we come together to efforts for the relief & rehabilitation of flood affected families under the Rahat Floods campaign@ https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/emergency-flood-relief-fund-for-victims-in-nepal/ …
Shashi Bhushan 7 years ago
Devastating floods in Nepal, Bangladesh, India....I hope the world stops ignoring the signs that the environment is giving us. Recent rains and flooding is the sign of nature . Climate Change is impacting us all!
Irfan Mughal 7 years ago
post #56 WTF is wrong with humanity thousands of people have been murdered and are being chopped of at the moment we speak and the post says...after "A gunshot" was heard on the Myanmar side, this is cold...
Jackie Harper 7 years ago
This is very bad but where is this Country's government?? This may be a poor country but this is not a one time thing! There are educated people who should be doing something to prevent this from happening. Even notice the poor people suffer but the Government people always live well? My question is, why does everybody think the USA should jump right in and do something?? We have our own problems right now and if it were up to me, we would stop trying to be Big Brother to everybody. Grain has been sent to poor countries in need and left to rot because the people do not EAT that kind of food. So much for sending the food. Who do you all think pays for the Charity that goes unused, stolen, or rots? The good ole USA TAXPAYER. In case you think I am making this up, my friend's son was in one of these countries helping out during a disaster and took pictures of the wasted food and the poor people who would not eat the food sent to them. He was dismayed and upset. Sad!!!!
Prideep Vincent 7 years ago
It is always like this.. things happening in 3rd wold countries are always taken granted like any other news. a while back thousands(3000~) of people died in Africa due to religious riots. that was not even mentioned in national television. meanwhile everybody was bragging about Turkish refugees. when some terrorist attacks happening in 1st world countries and some 50 people dies everybody is boiling through media .. same number of people are dying every f*****g day in middle east due to the same war ... whenever i watch the news channels and articles, i always get the discrimination for life according to different countries... hope things will change in future...
Irene Scott 7 years ago
Who says no ones talking about this? It's in the 'world news' features every day. Of course it's not 'national' (meaning USA) news because, well, it isn't happening here
Linda Sellers 7 years ago
Those poor people, God help them. This SHOULD have been in the news.
endelbendel 7 years ago
The title warning and other barriers to viewing are unfair to those who suffered this tragedy. It ought to be required viewing; no age limit.
David Huntington 7 years ago
Is America the only country that can help others? We are dealing with our own, let other countries take over until we get back on our feet.
Susanna Vesna 7 years ago
Hell....Didn't even know this was happening with all the news from US...How unfair they get ignored..
Princessmarie Thompson 7 years ago
This is awful its about time it was more on the news feed in the media it's worse than 🇺🇸 Harvey and I would love to help but it should be broadcast more please newspapers should have more about these awful floods killing thousands
Janet Fisher 7 years ago
We do hear about a Texas flooding on the news and that is so bad. We are not hearing about India Bangladesh or Nepal and we should do and they need just as much help.
Rieschelle Roberts 7 years ago
Well according to Trump "America First" so I guess no one else matters. EVERY life matters. America is NOT the most important country in the world. India is up to their NECKS in water! We are a GLOBAL community. Loss is loss. We are all equally important and the flood coverage in BOTH countries needs to be reflected as such.
Jake taylor 7 years ago
ACTUALLY NOBODY TALKS ABOUT Myanmar THE MASSACRE AND THE KILLING OF INNOCENT MUSLIMS BY BUDDHISTS
htbq 7 years ago
wow! this is worst than Texas. Need to up vote this to spread the word! prayers go out to India...
Nancy E 7 years ago
Thank you for posting these devastating photos. The people, like myself, in the USA ,are often ethnocentric . We need to open our eyes more to other countries.
Bina Acharya 7 years ago
thank you for sharing these pictures.. our news and situations never went viral like the Harvey but we have also suffered a lot. we have lost many lives, many people lost their homes. we are raised money and supports for food and clothes for the victims.. still supporting.. I pray for my country(Nepal) as well as for the other countries as well...
RaroaRaroa 7 years ago
This was on our main news program tonight on TV in NZ, before a story about Houston. But Houston has definately received far more coverage. Sadly, it's no different from the coverage of a terrorist attack in Britain/Europe versus one in Pakistan/Afghanistan, etc. Usually the latter has a far greater death toll, yet our news outlets barely blink. With climate change these flooding events are becoming more common everywhere which makes me sad for everyone living in low-lying areas.
ABCD 7 years ago
I am from India and there was very heavy rain. It was terrifying and it was devastating.
Prajwol Shrestha 7 years ago
Thank you Bored Panda posting about the floods in South Asia. We Nepalese are very thankful to you. Namaste & Greetings from Kathmandu.
Yugan Talovich 7 years ago
Of course people want news that's close to home, but the US news gets ridiculous. Here in Taiwan, we usually get several typhoons as big as Harvey or Katrina every year, and "superstore" Sandy would pass practically unnoticed. So it's good to see Bored Panda alerting people to situations in other parts of the world. Best wishes to India, Nepal, and Bangladesh.
Adriana E. Henricy 7 years ago
Makes me sad that the picture that seems to have the most comments (til now), is the one of the dead animals.
Agnes Jekyll 7 years ago
There's a red "here" in the introduction before the photos you can click on to donate via Global Giving Foundation.
Donegalsean 7 years ago
Will the rich people from these poor countrys help their people?! no they will not...they dont care...
İdil 7 years ago
Okay I get it, of course when it's closer to home, it hits you more. But apparently, only rich and western lives matter in the world.
Vladi Konovalov 7 years ago
Israel send to this flood a rescue expedition... Hope and pray for safe as much as possible life
Hanka Vojníková 7 years ago
not much in Czech republic, just a short mentioning, Harvey definitely gets more coverage
mk4 stargazer 7 years ago
They are talking about it. Where it matters - south east Asia. You don't see headlines in newspapers and on s****y social media sites over there saying "a horrible flood happened in Texas and nobody is talking about it." Because surprise surprise, each region and culture is mostly concerned with what's going on in parts of the world that affect them most.
Flora Polvado 7 years ago
happens every year more or less. There are things the gov't could do to lessen flooding, infrastructure, etc, the gov't just hasn't
Irena Dolenec 7 years ago
Actually they do report, every day in news and papers. But it is true, that Texas have much larger response on net.
Sondre Strøm Linde 7 years ago
It's a horrible trend. I remember during the Tsunami in 2004, pretty much all we heard about on the norwegian news was the handful or norwegians that were there during the tsunami.
My True Form, Apparently 2 years ago
All of these are horrible. These are some of the worst things I’ve ever seen.
Newfie Beauty 7 years ago
Sad. It's like the whole world is falling apart at the same time over and over again.
Amanda Harker 7 years ago
Heartbreaking pictures, these people are going to need at least a year to clean up and it's unlikely they'll fully recover for years. My heart goes out to all of them.
Shashi Bhushan 7 years ago
Today we come together to efforts for the relief & rehabilitation of flood affected families under the Rahat Floods campaign@ https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/emergency-flood-relief-fund-for-victims-in-nepal/ …
Shashi Bhushan 7 years ago
Devastating floods in Nepal, Bangladesh, India....I hope the world stops ignoring the signs that the environment is giving us. Recent rains and flooding is the sign of nature . Climate Change is impacting us all!
Irfan Mughal 7 years ago
post #56 WTF is wrong with humanity thousands of people have been murdered and are being chopped of at the moment we speak and the post says...after "A gunshot" was heard on the Myanmar side, this is cold...
Jackie Harper 7 years ago
This is very bad but where is this Country's government?? This may be a poor country but this is not a one time thing! There are educated people who should be doing something to prevent this from happening. Even notice the poor people suffer but the Government people always live well? My question is, why does everybody think the USA should jump right in and do something?? We have our own problems right now and if it were up to me, we would stop trying to be Big Brother to everybody. Grain has been sent to poor countries in need and left to rot because the people do not EAT that kind of food. So much for sending the food. Who do you all think pays for the Charity that goes unused, stolen, or rots? The good ole USA TAXPAYER. In case you think I am making this up, my friend's son was in one of these countries helping out during a disaster and took pictures of the wasted food and the poor people who would not eat the food sent to them. He was dismayed and upset. Sad!!!!
Prideep Vincent 7 years ago
It is always like this.. things happening in 3rd wold countries are always taken granted like any other news. a while back thousands(3000~) of people died in Africa due to religious riots. that was not even mentioned in national television. meanwhile everybody was bragging about Turkish refugees. when some terrorist attacks happening in 1st world countries and some 50 people dies everybody is boiling through media .. same number of people are dying every f*****g day in middle east due to the same war ... whenever i watch the news channels and articles, i always get the discrimination for life according to different countries... hope things will change in future...
Irene Scott 7 years ago
Who says no ones talking about this? It's in the 'world news' features every day. Of course it's not 'national' (meaning USA) news because, well, it isn't happening here
Linda Sellers 7 years ago
Those poor people, God help them. This SHOULD have been in the news.
endelbendel 7 years ago
The title warning and other barriers to viewing are unfair to those who suffered this tragedy. It ought to be required viewing; no age limit.
David Huntington 7 years ago
Is America the only country that can help others? We are dealing with our own, let other countries take over until we get back on our feet.
Susanna Vesna 7 years ago
Hell....Didn't even know this was happening with all the news from US...How unfair they get ignored..
Princessmarie Thompson 7 years ago
This is awful its about time it was more on the news feed in the media it's worse than 🇺🇸 Harvey and I would love to help but it should be broadcast more please newspapers should have more about these awful floods killing thousands
Janet Fisher 7 years ago
We do hear about a Texas flooding on the news and that is so bad. We are not hearing about India Bangladesh or Nepal and we should do and they need just as much help.
Rieschelle Roberts 7 years ago
Well according to Trump "America First" so I guess no one else matters. EVERY life matters. America is NOT the most important country in the world. India is up to their NECKS in water! We are a GLOBAL community. Loss is loss. We are all equally important and the flood coverage in BOTH countries needs to be reflected as such.
Jake taylor 7 years ago
ACTUALLY NOBODY TALKS ABOUT Myanmar THE MASSACRE AND THE KILLING OF INNOCENT MUSLIMS BY BUDDHISTS
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