A woman carries food being distributed by charitable organisations at Repalle village in Guntur district, about 420 km (261 miles) from the southern Indian city of Hyderabad October 8, 2009. The recent floods in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have killed more than 250 people and left some 2.5 million people homeless. [Agencies]

Villagers clean food grains damaged by floodwater at Jadcherla, about 60 km (37 miles) from southern Indian city of Hyderabad, October 6, 2009. Rescue workers with boats and helicopters struggled on Tuesday to deliver rations to about 5 million victims of flooding triggered by torrential rains in southern India. [Agencies]