Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains kill at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over recent days.
abc.net.au/news/floods-landslides-kill-dozens-as-monsoon-rains-lash-india/101355934Floods and landslides triggered by intense monsoon rains have killed at least 50 people in northern and eastern India over the last three days.120,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Odisha stateThe rains overwhelmed hundreds of villages, sweeping away houses and leaving residents stranded as rescue crews have been racing to evacuate survivors.
Farming contributes around 15 per cent to India's $2.7 trillion economy while sustaining more than half the population of 1.3 billion. In the neighbouring mountainous state of Uttarakhand, an official government release said that four were dead and 13 were missing due to continuous rainfall. In the eastern state of Odisha, at least six people were dead amid ongoing torrential rains, a state official said.
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