Efforts Stepped Up to Help Flood Victims in India

(01 Sept 08 - RV) The Indian army and navy stepped up efforts today to rescue hundreds of thousands of people marooned by floods and facing severe shortages of food in the east of the country. Some villagers have been living on rooftops for days, while others are eating plants and leaves after exhausting food stocks.
Aid agencies said three  million people have been displaced from their homes and at least 90 killed by floods  after the Kosi river burst a dam in Nepal. Sunil Mammen of Caritas India told us more about the situation and their ongoing efforts to help victims…