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Death toll in South Asia floods crosses 1,100

At least 100 more people are being reported killed in Bangladesh floods, taking the death toll from three weeks of devastation to almost 400 in the country, and over 1,100 in South Asia.

Bangladeshi officials say new deaths were reported from across the country as a result of drowning, disease, snakebites and house collapses.

About two-thirds of the low-lying nation is under water in the worst floods in 15 years. The capital, Dhaka, is among the worst-hit areas. In India, flooding has killed 635 people, including about 450 in the eastern state of Bihar. The total death toll in neighboring Nepal is more than 85.