MUMBAI/BENGALURU: Floods triggered by incessant rainfall has killed at least 33 people in western and southern parts of India. According to reports, over 180,000 have been displaced.
South Asia’s seasonal monsoon rains cause havoc every year but also deliver more than 70 percent of India’s rainfall, which is crucial for farming and economic growth.
The tally of the dead in the floods was 25 in the western state of Maharashtra yesterday, officials said. Government data in the southern state of Karnataka showed eight dead, Reuters reported.
(Agencies)
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