Millions Stranded by Floods in India

(2 Sept 08-RV)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.
Officials say at least three million people have now been displaced from their homes
and at least 90 killed by floods after the Kosi iver burst a dam in Nepal, swamping hundreds of villages in Bihar state and destroying hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland. Rajan Khosla is the program officer for Christian Aid. We spoke to him as he returned from a visit to the flood affected area….