Aid workers struggle as South Asia floods affect more than 16 million
(World News Science)

By Gopal Sharma and Zarir Hussain KATHMANDU/GUWAHATI, India, Aug 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - M ore than 16 million people have been affected by floods in South Asia, aid workers and officials said, with heavy rains and damaged roads hampering relief efforts amid severe food shortages and a growing risk of waterborne diseases. Heavy monsoon rains in Nepal, Bangladesh and India have killed more than 343 people, officials and aid workers said. `This is fast becoming one of the most serious humanitarian crises this region has seen in many...