At least 90 persons killed in flooding in India

At least 90 people have died and some 360,000 evacuated to relief camps after torrential rain brought flash flooding in southern India.

The rain brought deadly flooding and mudslides to the states of Kerala and Karnataka, according to reports.

The Press Trust of India quoted officials saying that 42 people have died in Kerala since Thursday.

Authorities have set up 1,111 relief camps with about 125,000 people.

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A handout photo made available by Indian Defense Ministry shows Indian military personnel conducting rescue operations in the flood affected areas in Belgaum/Belagavi district in North Karnataka, India. EPA-EFE/INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY HANDOUT

 

Via BBC/Al Jazeera/ India Today

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