Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people in northern India over the last three days, and others are missing. More here:
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Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains have killed at least 40 people in northern India over the last three days, and others are missing. In the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh, at least 36 people died and hundreds took shelter in relief camps after being displaced. Four people were killed and 13 were missing in the neighbouring state of Uttarakhand in a series of cloudbursts - where extreme amounts of rain fall in a short period of time.Ranjit Kumar Sinha, an official in Uttarakhand's disaster management department, said:"We have deployed choppers to rescue people who are stuck in remote areas due to rain-related incidents. The rescue operation is in full swing."meteorological department.
In the eastern state of Odisha, floods have affected almost 800,000 people and displaced thousands from their homes, with rains hitting electricity and water supplies, and damaging roads.
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