Google.org and Google employees have committed USD 1 million to Goonj and Save the Children for their relief efforts in India and across South Asia.

In a company blog, Google Vice President (South East Asia and India) Rajan Anandan said millions of people have been affected by severe flooding and landslides across Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

At least 1,200 people are known to have died, and tens of thousands of houses, schools, and hospitals have been destroyed, leaving people in urgent need of support during and after flood waters recede, he noted.