134 dead in floods in Gujarat, Rajasthan, Odisha and West Bengal

August 03, 2015 11:27

At least 134 people have lost their lives and over 80 lakh people affected in fresh floods due to excessive rains in worst-affected Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Odisha

While the death toll touched 53 in Gujarat, 48 in West Bengal, 28 died in Rajasthan and five in Odisha, a Home Ministry statement said.

A total of 36,90,627 people in 9,691 villages of 210 blocks in 12 districts in West Bengal have been affected due to floods, while a population of 40 lakh in Gujarat and 4,80,399 in Odisha, it said. Read more

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