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Flooding in India leaves 79 dead and 140 missing

By Jenny Goldsberry
Published October 8, 2023 12:14am ET
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Flooding in India leaves 79 dead and 140 missing
The death toll from a flood that took place Wednesday after a lake in northeastern India breached its dam has risen to 79 people as of Saturday. The glacier lake of Lhonak overflowed as a result of rains in the region, and the burst dam led to the Teesta River overflowing. Saturday’s report on the […]


The death toll from a flood that took place Wednesday after a lake in northeastern India breached its dam has risen to 79 people as of Saturday.

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