1.   Hundreds of others drowned in monsoon floods in West Bengal in October.

2.   Hundreds of others drowned in monsoon floods in the eastern state of West Bengal in October.

3.   Monsoon floods are more likely in India.

4.   Parts of the Pahalgam area, where a Kashmiri militant group has been holding five westerners hostage for nearly three weeks, have been inundated by monsoon floods.

5.   Bangladesh, a low-lying delta nation, is buffeted by monsoon floods June-September every year.

6.   Despite difficulties, Bangladeshis are used to monsoon floods.

7.   Government officials attribute the lack of communication to monsoon floods that had covered the road between Srinagar and Pahalgam, a tourist resort town south of Srinagar.

8.   It was the second time in three weeks that the region was hit by monsoon floods.

9.   Thailand is asking the United Nations for help after monsoon floods badly damaged the ancient temples of Ayutthya, a great historical heritage and favored tourist spot.

10.   The Cambodia Daily said travel to the district is restricted to horse and ox cart as water levels are high because of monsoon floods.