Flood Death Toll in India May Top 1,000 People, Official Says
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Torrential rain and flash floods in northern India may have killed more than 1,000 people, a government official said, as the armed forces stepped up searches for those stranded in mountainous areas.
Shashidhar Reddy, vice chairman of India’s National Disaster Management Authority, told reporters in New Delhi that rescue teams were reaching more remote regions, and that he expected the death toll to soar from the current figure of about 150 people. “The devastation is massive” Reddy said.