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Boys stand on the roof of a partially submerged cremation ground on the flooded banks of river Ganga, in Allahabad, India, August 18, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

Boys stand on the roof of a partially submerged cremation ground on the flooded banks of river Ganga, in Allahabad, India, August 18, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)



A man stands at the roof of a flooded house at a residential area in Allahabad, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

A man stands at the roof of a flooded house at a residential area in Allahabad, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)



A man sits on the outer wall of his flooded house as a boat arrives to evacuate him at a residential area in Allahabad, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

A man sits on the outer wall of his flooded house as a boat arrives to evacuate him at a residential area in Allahabad, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)



A camel trader holds his camel at the Tejaji Cattle Fair in the village Parbatsar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)

A camel trader holds his camel at the Tejaji Cattle Fair in the village Parbatsar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)



A camel trader stands next to his camels at the Tejaji Cattle Fair in the village Parbatsar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)

A camel trader stands next to his camels at the Tejaji Cattle Fair in the village Parbatsar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)



A camel trader stands next to his camel at the Tejaji Cattle Fair in the village Parbatsar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)

A camel trader stands next to his camel at the Tejaji Cattle Fair in the village Parbatsar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)



An artisan paints an idol of Hindu god Ganesh at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations, in Kolkata, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

An artisan paints an idol of Hindu god Ganesh at a workshop ahead of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival celebrations, in Kolkata, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



A woman combs her mother's hair outside their house at a slum area in Kolkata, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)

A woman combs her mother's hair outside their house at a slum area in Kolkata, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters)



Indian Army soldiers display their martial skills during a two-day “Know Your Army” exhibition in Ahmedabad, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)

Indian Army soldiers display their martial skills during a two-day “Know Your Army” exhibition in Ahmedabad, India, August 19, 2016. (Photo by Amit Dave/Reuters)



A schoolboy covers himself with a towel as he travels on a motorcycle with his father during heavy rain in Chandigarh, India, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)

A schoolboy covers himself with a towel as he travels on a motorcycle with his father during heavy rain in Chandigarh, India, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Ajay Verma/Reuters)



Women in canoes collect weeds on Dal lake in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

Women in canoes collect weeds on Dal lake in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



A woman in a canoe collects weeds on Dal lake in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A woman in a canoe collects weeds on Dal lake in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



A woman in a canoe collects weeds on Dal lake in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)

A woman in a canoe collects weeds on Dal lake in Srinagar as the city remains under curfew following weeks of violence in Kashmir, August 20, 2016. (Photo by Cathal McNaughton/Reuters)



A woman stands outside a hut in her millet field in Pushkar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 21, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)

A woman stands outside a hut in her millet field in Pushkar, in the desert state of Rajasthan, India, August 21, 2016. (Photo by Himanshu Sharma/Reuters)



Workers carry sacks of tea leaves at a tea estate in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)

Workers carry sacks of tea leaves at a tea estate in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)



Girls play outside their partially submerged house at a slum area on the flooded banks of the river Yamuna in Allahabad, India, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

Girls play outside their partially submerged house at a slum area on the flooded banks of the river Yamuna in Allahabad, India, August 22, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)



An Indian worker pulling a heavy load is reflected in mirrors displayed on a busy street at a wholesale market in New Delhi, India, 19 August 2016. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)

An Indian worker pulling a heavy load is reflected in mirrors displayed on a busy street at a wholesale market in New Delhi, India, 19 August 2016. (Photo by Rajat Gupta/EPA)



A man takes a rest at a temporary shelter after several areas were flooded in Allahabad, India, Monday, August 22, 2016. Heavy rainfall in the upper reaches of the country has caused rivers to overflow endangering lives and properties of people along the river Ganges as also in other parts of the country. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A man takes a rest at a temporary shelter after several areas were flooded in Allahabad, India, Monday, August 22, 2016. Heavy rainfall in the upper reaches of the country has caused rivers to overflow endangering lives and properties of people along the river Ganges as also in other parts of the country. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)



A Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, carries a goat over his shoulder for sacrifice during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India, Thursday, August 18, 2016.  The festival is held to worship the serpent Goddess where goats and pigeons are commonly offered as sacrifice in belief that participants receive supernatural power from goddess Kamakhya. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)

A Hindu priest, face smeared with color and sacrificial blood, carries a goat over his shoulder for sacrifice during the Deodhani festival at the Kamakhya Hindu temple in Gauhati, India, Thursday, August 18, 2016. The festival is held to worship the serpent Goddess where goats and pigeons are commonly offered as sacrifice in belief that participants receive supernatural power from goddess Kamakhya. (Photo by Anupam Nath/AP Photo)



A picture made available on 19 August 2016 shows a Deodhai dancer performing the traditional Deodhani dance with a goat during the three day long Deodhani festival at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati city, India, 18 August 2016. The Deodhani festival is held in connection with the Manasa Puja (worship of the Serpent Goddess). Goats and Pigeons are offered and sacrificed during the festival. Deodhani dancers also drink raw blood of pigeons offered by the devotees. (Photo by EPA/Stringer)

A picture made available on 19 August 2016 shows a Deodhai dancer performing the traditional Deodhani dance with a goat during the three day long Deodhani festival at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati city, India, 18 August 2016. The Deodhani festival is held in connection with the Manasa Puja (worship of the Serpent Goddess). Goats and Pigeons are offered and sacrificed during the festival. Deodhani dancers also drink raw blood of pigeons offered by the devotees. (Photo by EPA/Stringer)



An Indian priest dances as he carries a sacrificial goat during the Deodhani Festival at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, the capital city of the north-eastern state of Assam, on August 18, 2016. The three-day Deodhani festival is held to worship the Serpent Goddess Kamakhya during which goats and pigeons are offered and sacrificed. (Photo by Biju Boro/AFP Photo)

An Indian priest dances as he carries a sacrificial goat during the Deodhani Festival at the Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, the capital city of the north-eastern state of Assam, on August 18, 2016. The three-day Deodhani festival is held to worship the Serpent Goddess Kamakhya during which goats and pigeons are offered and sacrificed. (Photo by Biju Boro/AFP Photo)



A horse stands in flood waters in front of the closed gate of a house in Allahabad, India, Sunday, August 21, 2016. Incessant monsoon rains in northern India have caused major rivers Ganges and Yamuna to overflow submerging many low lying areas. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)

A horse stands in flood waters in front of the closed gate of a house in Allahabad, India, Sunday, August 21, 2016. Incessant monsoon rains in northern India have caused major rivers Ganges and Yamuna to overflow submerging many low lying areas. (Photo by Rajesh Kumar Singh/AP Photo)



Indian commuters cross a street during monsoon showers in Calcutta, eastern India, 22 August 2016. A monsoon shower hit the city and disrupted daily life. The Indian monsoon season usually takes place between May and September. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)

Indian commuters cross a street during monsoon showers in Calcutta, eastern India, 22 August 2016. A monsoon shower hit the city and disrupted daily life. The Indian monsoon season usually takes place between May and September. (Photo by Piyal Adhikary/EPA)



Young Iraqi children sit on a water bufallo in the Euphrates river near the village of  Umm Khashm, southeast of the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on August 18, 2016. (Photo by Haidar Hamdani/AFP Photo)

Young Iraqi children sit on a water bufallo in the Euphrates river near the village of Umm Khashm, southeast of the Iraqi holy city of Najaf on August 18, 2016. (Photo by Haidar Hamdani/AFP Photo)



A boy climbs a partially submerged electric pole as he plays with others on the flooded banks of Ganga river, in Allahabad, India, August 21, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)

A boy climbs a partially submerged electric pole as he plays with others on the flooded banks of Ganga river, in Allahabad, India, August 21, 2016. (Photo by Jitendra Prakash/Reuters)
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