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Deadly floods swamp India, Bangladesh

GUWAHATI, India — Torrents of water rushing downstream from the Himalayas have resulted in floods and landslides that killed at least 20 people in India and Bangladesh, government disaster officials said on Monday.

This follows this month's devastating floods in Nepal that have killed at least 225 people, with water adding to already swollen rivers in India and Bangladesh.

DRY RIDE People sit on a rickshaw on a flooded street in the Alu Bazar area of Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka on Oct. 3, 2024. EPA PHOTO

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