Monsoon Floods Displace 19 Million, Kill 186 in India and Bangladesh

LUCKNOW, India — Torrents of water washed away homes, crops and cows, leaving hungry and frightened villagers perched in treetops or on roofs as the death toll rose Friday from monsoon rains across northern India and Bangladesh.

Vital to farmers, the annual rains have always been a blessing and a curse in the subcontinent — a fact apparent as ever as officials said at least 186 people have been killed and 19 million driven from their homes in recent days.

Even in areas where the rains are no worse than usual, the monsoon disrupted life. In Mumbai, the country's bustling financial capital, people waded through knee-deep water that covered many streets Friday after severe overnight rains flooded sewers.

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