Monsoon floods kill at least 25 in southern India


A motorist riding his motorcycle deapite the heavy rain in Chennai. Due to bad weather, at least 25 people have died in recent floods that inundated low-lying areas and hundreds more have been evacuated to relief camp. - AFP

CHENNAI (Dec 2, AP): The government of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu says at least 25 people have died in recent floods that inundated low-lying areas and hundreds more have been evacuated to relief camps.

The Press Trust of India news agency reports that 17 people were killed when rain toppled a wall in the city of Coimbatore and eight others have died in various other rain-related incidents since Nov. 29.

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