An Indian villager sits on his boat look

An Indian villager sits on his boat looking at his land flooded by the overflowing Ganga river, 26 September 2003, in Hazaritola, Malda District, near Bihar state some 400 kilometres north of Calcutta. Deaths from raging floods swamping two Indian states touched 824 as officials reported nine more casualties in the eastern state of Bihar where millions have been marooned. In both states, around 15 million people of 5,695 villages have been hit by the floods and crops across 1.475 millions hectares (3.636 acres) have been destroyed, officials said. AFP PHOTO/Deshakalyan CHOWDHURY (Photo credit should read DESHAKALYAN CHOWDHURY/AFP via Getty Images)