Floods kill dozens in India as Bombay under water - 37 inches

Dover

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Wed Jul-27-05 01:14 PM
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Floods kill dozens in India as Bombay under water - 37 inches

Edited on Wed Jul-27-05 01:20 PM by Dover

Wednesday July 27, 8:45 PM
Floods kill dozens in India as Bombay under water
By Thomas Kutty Abraham

BOMBAY (Reuters) - Floods and landslides killed at least 99 people in western India on Wednesday, with many more more feared dead after a wall of mud flattened a village.

Thousands of people were evacuated and tens of thousands more were stranded as floodwaters raged throughout the financial capital, Bombay, bringing road, air and rail links to a halt.

Rescue teams reached the village of Juigaon, 150 km (90 miles) south of Bombay, and began digging for survivors and bodies after a landslide flattened or buried more than 30 houses late on Tuesday. Officials estimated 150 people may have been caught in the avalanche of mud.

"It is very likely that a large number of people would have died in that landslide," state relief secretary, Krishna Vatsa, told Reuters. "But we are hoping to find survivors." ...>

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pitohui

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Wed Jul-27-05 01:38 PM
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1. awful hope it subsides soon

floods suck

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uppityperson

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Wed Jul-27-05 01:47 PM
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2. 37 inches in 24 hours?

wow. I do not know what to say except oh dang I hope the best for them.

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NYC

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Wed Jul-27-05 02:50 PM
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3. I can't even imagine what that looks like coming down.

...In Bombay, meteorologists said heavy rains and high winds were forecast to continue for another 48 hours, after a record 94 cm (37 inches) of rainfall in the north of the city during the previous day, the highest since 1974...

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varun

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Wed Jul-27-05 03:14 PM
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4. I'm in Delhi, India, and its relatively dry here

Monsoon can bring a lot of rain in a short time, but 37" in one day is unheard of (Bombay can get 10 " in a day during the Monsoon season).

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myrna minx

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Wed Jul-27-05 03:24 PM
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6. I'm glad that you are ok.

I can't imagine 37" in one day. I know we have many Duer's from India. I hope everyone is ok.

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NYC

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Wed Jul-27-05 07:28 PM
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7. I'm glad you are in a relatively dry place.

I'm astounded by 37" in one day.

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phantom power

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Wed Jul-27-05 03:20 PM
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5. This may be the new normal.

I guess we'll know in few years.

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