India minister blames dam release for flooding

- Photo: The Statesman file

KOLKATA, (India): A top politician in eastern India on Friday (Sept 20) blamed authorities in a neighbouring state for causing a flooding crisis by opening dams after 26 people were killed and 250,000 others were forced to relocate.

Television news images showed rescuers in boats ferrying people to safety in West Bengal state, with a state-run hospital in one village completely inundated.

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