| Tue, 09/02/2008 - 14:30 |
While much of the Gulf Coast was spared from devastating floods, half-way around the world along the India-Nepal border, thousands have been displaced due to massive flooding of the Kosi River. Some 250,000 homes were destroyed, and an estimated 3 million people are affected. According to the Red Cross, more than 400 people have died. The floods started about two weeks ago, after the Kosi River breached a dam in Nepal. The water has not yet receded, rendering a large swath of Nepal and the Indian state of Bihar uninhabitable. And as PC Dubey reports, state government run relief and rescue operations aren't equipped to respond to this humanitarian crisis.