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Floods Kill 93 in Western India
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http://enews.voanews.com/t?r=279&ctl=13AD7CE:A6F02AD83191E16065B5C20F9C3AF5D79574F7DCC14957C0 Officials say the
death toll could reach 300





Flood victims are evacuated to safer areas by Indian Army soldiers on
a boat at Khawas village, in Rajasthan state's Barmer district, India,
Saturday, Aug. 26, 2006Indian officials say at least 93 people are
dead and scores of others are missing from widespread floods caused by
monsoon rains in western India.

The normally drought-prone desert state of Rajasthan has been hit by
unprecedented rain that has destroyed thousands of hectares of crops,
submerged large areas, and killed tens of thousands of farm animals.

Navy divers and army soldiers have been called in to rescue people
stranded atop houses, vehicles and sand dunes.

Officials say the death toll could reach 300.

Annual monsoon rains have battered much of western and southern India
in recent weeks. Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised
federal help for flood victims. Some information for this report was
provided by AFP and AP.


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