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Heavy monsoon rains have caused rivers including the Ganges and its tributaries to burst their banks, killing more than 300 and driving hundreds of thousands from their homes in eastern India.
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People affected by flooding stand on a partially submerged house as they wait to receive food parcels being distributed by a Indian Air Force helicopter on the outskirts of Allahabad, India, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
People affected by flooding run to receive emergency food parcels delivered by an Indian Air Force helicopter on the outskirts of Allahabad, India, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
A dog sits on a wall of a house at a slum area on the flooded banks of the river Yamuna in Allahabad, India, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Rescue workers lift a boat with the help of a crane at the Sabarmati river after a flood alert in Ahmedabad, India, August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Amit Dave
An Indian Air Force helicopter takes off after supplying emergency food parcels to people affected by flooding on the outskirts of Allahabad, India, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Boys stand on the roof of a partially submerged cremation ground on the flooded banks of river Ganga, in Allahabad, India, August 18, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
A man wades through water with a horse in a flooded residential colony in Allahabad, India August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Food parcels are unloaded from an Indian Air Force helicopter to be distributed among those affected by flooding on the outskirts of Allahabad, India, August 25, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Partially submerged houses are pictured on the flooded banks of the Ganga river in Allahabad, India, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
A boy climbs a partially submerged electric pole as he plays with others on the flooded banks of Ganga river, in Allahabad, India, August 21, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
A man collects drinking water from a tank at the flooded banks of Ganga river in Allahabad, India, August 9, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
Boys put broken bamboo hut sticks onto a partially submerged temple in the flooded banks of the river Ganga in Allahabad, India, August 11, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
A woman fills her bag with food grains distributed by the district administration at a flood relief camp in Allahabad, India, August 23, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash
An aerial view of a flooded village on the outskirts of Allahabad, India, August 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash