Floods in India

An aerial view of an overflowing Koshi river in Sunsari 250 miles south-east of Kathmandu, Nepal, August 26. The swollen river burst its banks in Nepal just north of the border with India, and changed course to flow through a fresh channel which has no levees or protective embankments Photograph: Manoj Shrestha/AP

Satellite view of usual bed of the Koshi river coming down from Nepal in the Indian state of Bihar and of the Ganges basin on August 8 Photograph: TERRA/MODIS/NASA

The same view on August 24, after the Koshi river burst through its banks into a channel last flowed through than 200 years ago, reported the Times of India. The flooded channel swept over a region not accustomed to flooding and forced more than a million people from their homes Photograph: TERRA/MODIS/NASA

Indian villagers paddle through floodwaters in Araria, some 220 miles from Patna on August 26 Photograph: STR /AFP

An aerial view shows the flood-affected banks of the Koshi river in the border area between Supaul and Saharsa in the eastern Indian state of Bihar on August 27 Photograph: Krishna Murari Kishan/Reuters

Residents wade through an overflowing Koshi river in Sunsari 250 miles south-east of Kathmandu, August 26 Photograph: Manoj Shrestha/AP

Villagers move to relief camps via boat in Patna district, Bihar state, August 28 Photograph: AP

Children receive food at a temporary camp near India's National Highway 57A after they were rescued from floodwaters in Sursur area in Araria district, some 260 miles south-east of Patna on August 27 Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP

Villagers prepare their food at a temporary camp near a national highway Photograph: Diptendu Dutta /AFP

An aerial view of Madhepura town, in north Bihar state, August 27 Photograph: Aftab Alam Siddiqui/AP

Villagers wade through floodwaters in Sitpur in the Supaul district of India's northern state of Bihar, some 294 miles north-east of Patna on August 28 Photograph: Diptendu Dutta/AFP

Commuters wade through flood water in Hyderabad, India, August 26. India's monsoon season, which lasts from June to September, brings rain vital for the country's farmers but also massive destruction Photograph: Mahesh Kumar A/AP

Villagers move with their belongings to relief camps in Madhepura district in Bihar state, August 28 Photograph: Aftab Alam Siddiqui/AP