Floods kill 14, as more than 100 are missing in IndiaAP, NEW DELHIRescue workers were searching for more than 100 people yesterday after flash floods triggered by sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 14 people, officials said. More than 2,000 people were rescued after Wednesday’s floods, the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority said in a statement, adding that state authorities set up 26 relief camps for more than 22,000 people impacted by the floods. The Press Trust of India news agency reported that 102 people were missing and cited state government officials as saying 14 people died in the floods. Nearly 50 people died in flash floods and landslides in August in nearby Himachal Pradesh state. In February 2021, flash floods killed nearly 200 people and washed away houses in Uttarakhand state in northern India.

Source: Taipei Times October 05, 2023 21:06 UTC