South Asia floods kill 1,200 and shut 1.8 million children out of school
by Haroon Siddique and agencies from on (#30NVF)
Hundreds dead in India, Nepal and Bangladesh, while millions have been forced from their homes and 18,000 schools shut down across the region
Heavy monsoon rains have brought Mumbai to a halt for a second day as the worst floods to strike south Asia in years continued to exact a deadly toll.
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