Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW Vol. 5 Num 1129 Fri. August 03, 2007       World Aid scarce for 18m people stranded in S Asia floods An Indian villager transports his family to safety on a boat through floodwaters at Kolongpaar village in the Kamrup District of Assam, some 60 km east of the state capital Guwahati yesterday. Rescue operations were underway as the number of people stranded by floods from torrential monsoon rains and glacial snowmelt climbed to 12 million across north India. PHOTO: AFP