DARYN KAGAN, CNN ANCHOR: We have some serious weather news from overseas now, where heavy flooding along the Indian/Bangladeshi border is taking a terrible toll on millions of people. CNN's Patty Tripathi (ph) reports that the death toll is rising and so are the floodwaters.</s>PATTY TRIPATHI, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): Most of the deaths, according to authorities in India, occurred as people tried to flee ahead of the late monsoon flood. Inundating rains began about a week ago. Rescue officials estimate that millions of people have been washed from their homes.</s>JURGEN WEYAND, RED CROSS: Six million people in three provinces were severely affected by the floods. It is enough to switch all the red lights on, because this is not just a flood, it is a new flood, in addition to what we've had in the state before.</s>TRIPATHI: The relief effort is hampered by a manpower shortage and the fact that many areas are without communications. Indian army personnel are using small boats to ferry stranded victims to high ground. Air Force helicopters are dropping medicine, as well as staples, such as rice and molasses, to those who remain on their rooftops. Many of those who survived the initial flooding in India fell victim to diarrhea from drinking contaminated floodwater. Others were bitten by snakes. Authorities in Bangladesh report similar conditions and say people who were moved to shelters are now facing food and water shortages. A Bangladeshi disaster management official says eight army teams and 15 paramilitary units have been sent to the affected areas, in his words, "launching an all-out effort to save lives." Patty Tripathi, CNN.
Death Toll Rising with Floodwaters Along Indian/Bangladeshi Border