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13 Die as Dam Bursts in Western Maharashtra state

Anjana Pasricha

   NEW DELHI - At least 11 people died and 13 went missing after a small
   coastal dam burst in India's Maharashtra state due to heavy monsoon
   rains that have caused havoc in the country's western region.
   Officials said a monsoon deluge on Tuesday night led to the breach of
   the Tiware dam in Ratnagiri district, flooding several villages and
   washing away homes. Hundreds of villagers were moved to safety.
   Teams of the National Disaster Response Force searched for survivors
   using drones.
   It was the latest disaster to hit the state where the death toll due to
   the unprecedented heavy rains in recent days has climbed to 35. India's
   financial capital, Mumbai, where 24 people died after a wall collapsed
   and buried shanty homes on Tuesday, has witnessed the most havoc.

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