In pictures: India floods

Floods in north-eastern India have claimed nearly 120 lives and left millions homeless. There are fears that disease and severe food shortages could push up the death toll.

A father helps his four children to safety across flooded fields in Sitamarhi

Indian army officers evacuate flood victims from submerged villages

An Indian Army officer gives a young girl a helping hand in the town of Bihapara

Pujan, 5, lost his parents and elder sister in the floods

Young Indian boys play in the flood waters