Article 2XXVN India floods: 213 killed in Gujarat as receding waters reveal more victims

India floods: 213 killed in Gujarat as receding waters reveal more victims

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Michael Safi in Delhi
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Authorities race to identify bodies as rescue workers reach new areas and fear monsoon death toll will rise further

Severe monsoon flooding has killed 213 people in western India with officials fearing the death toll would rise as receding waters revealed additional victims.

Nearly 130,000 people have been relocated to safer ground in Gujarat state after hundreds of cities and villages were devastated by weeks of torrential rain.

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