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Article: River floods Indian city; South Asia toll now 294.(Main News)
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- July 15, 2004
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Byline: RAJESH MAHAPATRA
NEW DELHI (AP) An overflowing river spilled into an Indian city of half a million people Wednesday, and Indian and Nepalese helicopters rushed supplies to thousands of stranded people as the death toll across South Asia from monsoon flooding rose to 294.
The fatalities were the result of building collapses, drownings, electrocution and waterborne diseases since the torrential rains began in mid-June across India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal.
With more rain forecast over the next few days in Bangladesh and Indias northeast, the flooding was likely to worsen, relief officials said. The most deaths 176 have occurred ...