Tropical storms, flooding wreak havoc around the world

Rescue workers evacuate people from floodwaters during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. (©2017 Genesis Photos/photo by Bradley J. Hodges)

World Vision's Mike Bassett, warehouse manager at the Hartford field site, and Abi Flores, warehouse specialist at the North Texas field site, load personal care items and household and cleaning supplies onto a truck bound for Houston to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Laura Reinhardt)

Mizoram state, India: Hundreds of villages were inundated in late June by monsoon rains that caused floods and mudslides. Here, residents of Mizoram are rescued in boats by emergency workers. World Vision has provided food, household items, hygiene kits, and shelter materials. (©2017 World Vision/photo by World Vision staff)

Darbhangā, Bihar state, India: People attempt to cross floodwaters that washed out the only road connecting two villages. Excessive monsoon rains in August caused the disaster. More than 17 million people in Bihar are affected by the floods, as well as millions more in West Bengal and Assam states. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Im Kasom)

World Vision India is providing 4,700 of the most vulnerable families in Darbhangā with food, temporary shelter materials, household items, hygiene kits, health training, and short-term income through a cash-for-work project to repair local infrastructure. (©2017 World Vision)

Baijanathpur, Morang district, Nepal: A man cycles over a narrow stretch of a road inundated by water. Flooding and landslides have affected 35 out of 75 districts in Nepal. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Ashish Bajracharya)

When World Vision staffer Nissi Thapa visited villages in Morang, Nepal, a month ago, she met “cheerful faces, showing [her] their thatched mud-mortar huts.” When she returned to assess the damage of massive flooding, she found desolation instead. Homes were swept away — the remnants mangled and buried in the sand. “The water came in like a tsunami,” recalls Savitri (right); “I am amazed that I made it out alive.” She now lives in a makeshift shelter with her family of eight. (©2017 World Vision)

Biral, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh: According to OCHA, 6.9 million people across 31 districts in Bangladesh have been affected by severe flooding caused by monsoon rains in August. Many families sought out higher ground and spent days on the side of the road after losing their homes to rising water. World Vision is providing food, clean water and sanitation, shelter materials, and medicine. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Jamaal Uddin)

Fulbari, Dinajpur district, Bangladesh: Ador, a World Vision registered child (available for sponsorship but not having a sponsor yet), and his mother, Dipti Rani, sit on the foundation of their home, which was swept away by flooding. "We cannot live like this. But we don't have money to rebuild our house,” says Dipti. Ador misses the shelter from the warm sun: “I feel very hot here. I want to live again in the house we had a few days ago.” (©2017 World Vision/photo by Himaloy Joseph Mree)

In northern Bangladesh, a man begins clearing away mud and debris from his plot of land. His home was destroyed by flooding. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Jamaal Uddin)

Bangladesh: The family of World Vision registered children (available for sponsorship but not having a sponsor yet), sought safety on higher ground and waited as floodwaters receded in a makeshift shelter on the side of a road. World Vision provided bed nets, tarpaulins, food, and clean water. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Jamaal Uddin)

Guanxi province: A flooded road blocked transportation in rural Guanxi. The flooding in southern China began in late June, but the country has continued to be hit by heavy rains and tropical storms, triggering floods — the worst in 20 years in some areas. More than 11 million people have been affected. World Vision has distributed food, hygiene kits, bedding, and children’s activity packs in China. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Wei Ming Hui)

Freetown, Sierra Leone: In a matter of minutes, 11-year-old Santigie and his 9-year-old sister, Samma, lost their family forever. When torrential rains caused a mudslide and flash floods that wiped out part of Freetown on Monday, Aug. 14, their father, mother, and two older siblings were swept away. Santigie and Samma only survived because their father carried them to safety before returning to the house for their birth certificates. It was then that they watched the water carry him away. “Our mum was first to go missing in the waters. We were crying but we had hope and courage our dad was alive [but then] the water became very rough,’’ shares a teary-eyed Santigie. (©2017 World Vision/photo by Sahr Ngaujah)

Sierra Leone: Children affected by the flashflood in Freetown lost not only family and personal property but educational materials. With schools opening in September, World Vision wanted to make sure children are able to attend. At a World Vision distribution, children receive school bags, books, pens, and pencils, along with mattresses, blankets, and hygiene kits. World Vision’s response to this crisis extends to areas of health, water, sanitation, hygiene, and child protection. (© World Vision)