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Death toll in southern India floods climbs to 62
New Delhi, Aug 6, 2006 Another 16 people were reported killed in floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in southern India Sunday, taking the toll in the past five days to 62, officials said. The Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh rose 10 feet (three metres) above the danger mark, prompting authorities to move about 14,000 families to relief camps, the Press Trust of India quoted unnamed officials as saying. More than a dozen helicopters, naval boats, and many small mechanised boats were pressed into service to rescue people. Unrelenting rains also lashed western Maharashtra state, where 15 people died and more than 10,000 people moved to safer places over the weekend after the Godavari, which begins in the state, crossed the danger mark in several places. The weather office predicted more rains in Maharashtra over the next 12 hours. Heavy monsoon rains, which sweep India from late May to September, also caused flooding in large parts of the Maharashtra state capital Mumbai, bringing rail and road traffic to a halt in the country's financial centre. The latest deaths brought the nationwide toll since the start of monsoon season in mid-May to 432. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Dirt, rocks and all the stuff we stand on firmly
Greek authorities seek source of Athens seaside oil slick
Athens, Aug 6, 2006 The Greek coast guard on Sunday was trying to locate the source of an oil slick that has polluted the west coast of Athens, leaving sludge on at least two beaches, the merchant marine ministry said. |
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