Monsoon floods in India kill 81, displace 2 million
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="monsoon">monsoon</span> <span word="floods">floods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remote">remote</span> <span word="northeastern">northeastern</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 80 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="around">around</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>, <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Assam">Assam</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Manmohan">Manmohan</span> <span word="Singh">Singh</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gauhati">Gauhati</span>, <span word="Assam">Assam</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="capital">capital</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="displaced">displaced</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="sheltering">sheltering</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="tarpaulin">tarpaulin</span> <span word="sheets">sheets</span>.</p><p><span word="Assam">Assam</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="said">said</span> 81 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="swept">swept</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mighty">mighty</span> <span word="Brahmaputra">Brahmaputra</span> <span word="River">River</span> <span word="overflowed">overflowed</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="villages">villages</span>. <span word="Sixteen">Sixteen</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="buried">buried</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="landslides">landslides</span> <span word="triggered">triggered</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rains">rains</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="least">least</span> 11 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="agency">agency</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="bulletin">bulletin</span>.</p><p><span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="helicopters">helicopters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="packets">packets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="marooned">marooned</span> <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="Singh">Singh</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="surveying">surveying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flood">flood</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="districts">districts</span>.</p><p><span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="boats">boats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rescue">rescue</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="rooftops">rooftops</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flooded">flooded</span> <span word="homes">homes</span>.</p><p><span word="Teams">Teams</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="clinics">clinics</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 770 <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="camps">camps</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Assam">Assam</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="tea">tea</span>-<span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="states">states</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hilly">hilly</span> <span word="tea">tea</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="affected">affected</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="lower">lower</span> <span word="rice">rice</span> <span word="fields">fields</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kaziranga">Kaziranga</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Park">Park</span>, <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="horned">horned</span> <span word="rhinos">rhinos</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="animals">animals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>. <span word="Poachers">Poachers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="rhino">rhino</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="strayed">strayed</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="horn">horn</span>, <span word="foresters">foresters</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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