Photos: Flooding, heavy rain hits India
October 26, 2013
Indians wade through a flood-damaged road on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Days of torrential rains have unleashed floods in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, killing dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ( India Floods )
An Indian villager stands on a cart outside his home surrounded by floodwaters at Purushatampur in Ganjam district of Orissa state, India, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Days of torrential rains have unleashed floods in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, killing dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages. As of Saturday, 39 people had died in flood-related incidents in the two states since the rains began Monday, according to officials quoted by the Press Trust of India. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) ( India Floods )
An Indian villager negotiates his way through floodwaters with the help of ropes in Agastinuagaon, Ganjam district of Orissa state, India, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. As of Saturday, 39 people had died in flood-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states since the rains began Monday, according to officials quoted by the Press Trust of India. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) ( India Floods )
Indian Police officials pull a boat through water-logged streets as they ferry residents to a safer place in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life in this metropolis out of gear with reports of waterlogging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. Weathermen predicted that the rain, caused due to a depression off Andhra coast over Bay of Bengal, would continue for at least next 24 hours. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100191 )
An Indian Police official guides pavement dwellers through water-logged streets to a to a safer place in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life in this metropolis out of gear with reports of waterlogging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. Weathermen predicted that the rain, caused due to a depression off Andhra coast over Bay of Bengal, would continue for at least next 24 hours. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100270 )
Indian rickshaw pullers carry students through water-logged streets in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life out of gear with reports of water logging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100343 )
An Indian rickshaw puller covered with plastic walks through a street during heavy rains in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life out of gear with reports of water logging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100491 )
An Indian villager walks towards her village past floodwaters in Ganjam district of Orissa state, India, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. As of Saturday, 39 people had died in flood-related incidents in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states since the rains began Monday, according to officials quoted by the Press Trust of India. (AP Photo/Biswaranjan Rout) ( India Floods )
Indian villagers drive through flood water on a damaged service road following heavy monsoon rain in the Hayat Nagar district, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 26, 2013. Torrential rains made rivers spill their banks in India's eastern coastal states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, forcing thousands to flee their homes and seek refuge in shelters, two weeks after India's most severe cyclone in 14 years lashed the coastline. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 524097739 )
Indian villagers walk through flood water on a damaged service road following heavy monsoon rain in the Hayat Nagar district, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 26, 2013. Torrential rains made rivers spill their banks in India's eastern coastal states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, forcing thousands to flee their homes and seek refuge in shelters, two weeks after India's most severe cyclone in 14 years lashed the coastline. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 524097728 )
Indians ride a motorbike through a flood-damaged road on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Days of torrential rains have unleashed floods in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, killing dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ( India Floods )
Indian villagers walk through flood water on a damaged service road following heavy monsoon rain in the Hayat Nagar district, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 26, 2013. Torrential rains made rivers spill their banks in India's eastern coastal states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, forcing thousands to flee their homes and seek refuge in shelters, two weeks after India's most severe cyclone in 14 years lashed the coastline. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 524097769 )
Indians wade through a flood-damaged road on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Days of torrential rains have unleashed floods in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, killing dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ( India Floods )
Indian villagers catch fish in the floodwaters following heavy monsoon rain in the Hayat Nagar district, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 26, 2013. Torrential rains made rivers spill their banks in India's eastern coastal states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, forcing thousands to flee their homes and seek refuge in shelters, two weeks after India's most severe cyclone in 14 years lashed the coastline. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 524097799 )
An Indian man herds buffalo through floodwaters following heavy monsoon rain in the Hayat Nagar district, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 26, 2013. Torrential rains made rivers spill their banks in India's eastern coastal states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, forcing thousands to flee their homes and seek refuge in shelters, two weeks after India's most severe cyclone in 14 years lashed the coastline. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 524097820 )
An Indian construction worker bathes as villagers walk through floodwaters following heavy monsoon rain in the Hayat Nagar district, on the outskirts of Hyderabad on October 26, 2013. Torrential rains made rivers spill their banks in India's eastern coastal states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, forcing thousands to flee their homes and seek refuge in shelters, two weeks after India's most severe cyclone in 14 years lashed the coastline. NOAH SEELAM/AFP/Getty Images ( 524097811 )
An Indian rickshaw puller carries a student through water-logged streets in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life out of gear with reports of water logging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100335 )
Indian Police officials pull a boat hrough water-logged streets as others push a police vehicle in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life in this metropolis out of gear with reports of waterlogging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. Weathermen predicted that the rain, caused due to a depression off Andhra coast over Bay of Bengal, would continue for at least next 24 hours. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100288 )
An Indian Police official guides pavement dwellers through water-logged streets to a to a safer place in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life in this metropolis out of gear with reports of waterlogging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. Weathermen predicted that the rain, caused due to a depression off Andhra coast over Bay of Bengal, would continue for at least next 24 hours. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100260 )
An Indian rickshaw puller carries students through water-logged streets in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life out of gear with reports of water logging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100433 )
An Indian rickshaw puller covered with plastic walks through a street during heavy rains in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life out of gear with reports of water logging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100542 )
Indian rickshaw pullers carry passengers through a flooded street in Kolkata on October 26, 2013. Persistent rain for the last 24 hours has thrown normal life out of gear with reports of water logging at major arterial roads of the city which received 14 cm rainfall, the highest rainfall during the ongoing depression in eastern India. DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images ( 524100908 )
Indian girls wade through a flood-damaged road on the outskirts of Hyderabad, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2013. Days of torrential rains have unleashed floods in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, killing dozens of people and forced the evacuation of more than 70,000 others from hundreds of low-lying villages. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) ( India Floods )
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