Thousands Beg for Rescue in Deadly Indian Floods

Thousands of stranded people were waiting for rescue Saturday as relentless monsoon floods batter the south Indian state of Kerala, where more than 170 have died in a little more than a week and much of the state is at least partially submerged. More than 300,000 people have taken shelter in more than 1,500 state-run relief camps, officials said. But authorities and local media outlets said they were being inundated with calls for assistance. “We are receiving multiple repetitive...

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