Monday, October 5, 2009

Floods kill 200 in Andhra, Karnataka; thousands affected

Floods triggered by heavy rains have killed at least 200 people in the past five days in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, and have An Indian Air Force helicopter rescues a man from a flood hit area in Raichur, Karnataka. Flash floods and landslides reportedly killed 200 people in south India.
At least 167 people have been killed in Karnataka, where several rivers burst their mud embankments following heavy rains and swept away houses.
In the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh, at least 33 people have died and more than 1.8 million people have been affected by the floods.

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