India Floods Aftermath

People walk on a flood-damaged bridge that connects the two southern states of Karnataka and Andra Pradesh in Tungbadra, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. The worst floods to hit the southern Indian states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in a century has killed several hundred people, destroyed or washed away millions of acres of cropland and contaminated grain stocks in millions of homes.

Flood victims stand in a queue to receive food distributed at a relief center in Vijayawada, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed at least 269 people, officials said Wednesday.

People rest at a relief center in Vijayawada, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster, officials said Wednesday.

An elderly woman looks at the debris of flood-destroyed houses in Chickmanchal village, some 340 miles (550 kilometers) north of Bangalore, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed hundreds of people, officials said.

A woman eats as others look on near the debris of their flood-destroyed houses in Talamari, India, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed at least 269 people, officials said Wednesday.

Residents salvage what they can from the debris of their destroyed houses in Talamari, India, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed at least 269 people, officials said Wednesday.

A resident salvages what he can from the debris of his destroyed home in Chickmanchal village, some 340 miles (550 kilometers) north of Bangalore, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed hundreds of people.

Flood victims clean their damaged houses and belongings after water levels receded in Vijayawada, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed hundreds of people.

Flood victims collect reusable belongings from their damaged houses in Vijayawada, India, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed at least 269 people, officials said Wednesday.

People load relief material onto a boat for distribution in the flooded village of Kanigiri Lanka, India, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed at least 269 people, officials said Wednesday.

Flood victims stretch out their hands to receive relief materials in Kanigiri Lanka, India, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Thousands among the legions of southern Indians displaced by a week of flooding trickled back to their homes and farms to survey the damage left by a natural disaster that killed hundreds of people, officials said Wednesday.

Villagers walk through a flooded road in Ibrahimpatnam, India, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009. Thousands of troops and relief workers fanned out across southern India, officials said Tuesday, providing aid to areas devastated by flooding that has left more than 250 people dead and displaced millions more.

A girl waits for a boat as others are seen returning homewards after floodwaters receded in Chiviti Kallu village, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009.

Flood victims throw rice destroyed by water on the road after returning home, as water recedes in Kurnool, India, Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. The death toll in southern India rose to at least 269 after days of torrential rain left vast tracts of land devastated by flooding and displaced millions of people, officials said Wednesday.