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2,600 Indian villages submerged in Monsoon floods
At least 16 have been killed and more than a million displaced as heavy monsoon rains have reportedly submerged about 2,600 villages across
According to media reports, the monsoon rain submerged entire villages in India’s Orissa state as rivers are overflowing. Officials say some 61,000 people have been evacuated and relief and rescue operations are underway.
Some 1,400 boats are being used for relief and rescue as major road links in several places have been severed.
Meanwhile, in Pakistan, Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani called for international help as 141 people were killed after weeks of monsoon rains, displacing more than four million in Sindh.
According to Reuters, the heavy rain caused widespread damage in 21 districts and destroyed crops over 1.7 million acres of land.
"The destruction caused by the recent rains is much more than the initial estimates, and the support of the international community is imperative to overcome the losses," Gilani said.
