Bihar under water

Flood-affected people carry their belongings as they wait to be evacuated by a rescue team at Mirchabari Vnanga village in Bihar.

Flood-affected people wait to be evacuated

Flood-affected people wait to be evacuated by a rescue team at Chondipur village of Madhepura district in Bihar.

People wait eagerly to board a rescue boat

People stranded for 11 days in Bihar floods wait eagerly to board a rescue boat in Murliganj, about 70 km from Purnea. Not all of them could get on when two boats arrived and had to wait for the boats to make a second trip.

A Frightened woman along with her children in Bihar

A Frightened woman along with her children desperately holds on to her belongings as she tries to board a boat about 70 km west of Purnea.

A view of the flood affected area at Bihar

A view of the flood affected area at Forbesganj in Bihar.

People move through flood current in Bihar

People move through flood current at Madhepura in Bihar.

Bihar floods

Bihar floods: Children with family members moving to a safer place from flooded areas of Madhepura.

Barack Obama waves with his daughter Sasha

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama waves with his daughter Sasha, 7, after his speech during the final session of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver.

BSF jawans make a picket near Indo-Pak border

BSF jawans make a picket near Indo-Pak border from where militants infiltrated to Indian side on August 25 and 26 at Kanachak.