Weather & Science
India Braces for More Rain After Floods, Lightning Kill 2,000
- Crops and almost 90,000 houses damaged since start of monsoon
- Indian army and air force helping rescue and relief operations
People push their belongings through flood water in Prayagraj, India, on Aug. 6.
Photographer: Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images
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Some regions of India are bracing for more torrential rain, raising the risk of further causalities after natural calamities such as floods and lightning killed 2,000 people during the current monsoon season.
Rains have affected about 500,000 hectares (1.24 million acres) of crops and damaged almost 90,000 houses since the start of the monsoon in early June, according to data compiled by the home ministry. Around 60,000 animals have also died, the figures show.