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India:Flood:2002/08/11
Duration2002/08/11 Torrents of muddy water from monsoon rains swept away several villages in remote northern India, killing at least 49 people.
Country or DistrictIndia
NameFlood

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Personal Injury Material Damage Others
BBC news 2002/08/17
Dead: more than 900 people
(in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh)



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  • BBC news 2002/08/17
    Relief operations are taking place in northern India, Nepal and Bangladesh
  • CNN news 2002/08/16
    Monsoon floods have killed more than 900 people in South Asia
  • BBC news 2002/08/14
    South Asia flood toll nears 900
  • Yahoo News 2002/08/14
    Floods caused by weeks of torrential rains have killed nearly 800 people in India, Nepal and Bangladesh and left scores missing and thousands homeless.
  • CNN News 2002/08/11
    Massive flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rain have killed 49 people in India as the monsoon combines with an el Nino.
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