Landslides, monsoon flooding kill over 100 in western India
In Ratnagiri district, 200 people were rescued from hilly areas on Thursday after the heavy rains. In the coastal town of Chiplun, home to 70,000 people, more than half the area was flooded, said B.N. Patil, district administrator of Ratnagiri.
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Heavy monsoon rains had flooded several parts of the city that is India's financial and entertainment capital.
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