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NEW DELHI (Reuters) -More than 150 people have died in flooding across India and Nepal in recent days, as heavy late monsoon rains triggered flash floods, destroyed homes, crops and infrastructure and left thousands stranded. The north Indian state of Uttarakhand has been especially badly hit, with 48 confirmed deaths, SA Murugesan, secretary of the state s disaster management department, told Reuters. In Nainital, a popular tourist destination in the Himalayan state, the town s main lake broke its banks, submerging the main thoroughfare and damaging bridges and rail tracks. In nearby Chamoli district, rescuers from India s paramilitary National Disaster Response Force continued to search debris following landslides caused by the heavy rains. India s federal interior minister Amit Shah surveyed badly hit areas on Thursday. “Crops and homes have been wiped out, which is a severe blow to families already grappling with the devastating fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, said Azmat Ulla,
NEW DELHI, Oct 21 (Reuters) - More than 150 people have died in flooding across India and Nepal in recent days, as heavy late monsoon rains triggered flash floods, destroyed homes, crops and infrastructure and left thousands stranded.
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KOCHI, India, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Leaders in the south Indian state of Kerala opened near-overflowing dams on Monday, after at least 22 people died when heavy rains lashed the state over the weekend.