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Four people washed away, 11,000 marooned by flash floods CALCUTTA, Wednesday (AFP) Four people were swept away Tuesday while about 11,000 others were rendered homeless as flash floods swamped 10 villages in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal, officials said. The flooding was caused by a breach in the embankment of the Kalagachi river in Sandeshklahi, about 35 kilometres (22 miles) from West Bengal's provincial capital Calcutta, government officer Sutanu Kar told AFP. "The river was flowing above the danger level because of the incessant rain during the past four days," said Kar. "The embankment was breached inundating at least 10 villages," Kar added. The strong currents had swept away four people, Kar said, adding, "More than 11,000 people have taken shelter in the makeshift relief camps in the district." Efforts were being made to send relief materials to the marooned people, he said. Calcutta and its neighbouring areas have been receiving heavy rainfall since Friday, which the meteorological office predicts will not end soon. Many roads in Calcutta remained waterlogged Tuesday with vehicular traffic paralysed. |
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