Floods make 2.5m homeless in India.Byline: About 2.5 million people have fled to temporary shelters after deadly floods tore down their homes in southern India. Summary: About 2.5 million people have fled to temporary shelters after deadly floods tore down their homes in southern India. About 2.5 million people have fled to temporary shelters after deadly floods tore down their homes in southern India. Most of the deaths were in the states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (än`drə prä`dāsh), state (2001 provisional pop. 75,727,541), 106,052 sq mi (275,608 sq km), SE India, on the Bay of Bengal. The capital is Hyderabad. , where rivers burst their banks. Some deaths occurred in the western Maharashtra state. The flooding, described as the worst in a century in south India South India is a commonly used term that is used in India to refer to the South-of-India or Southern India. The Southern part of the Indian peninsula is a linguistic-cultural region of India that comprises the four states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the , swamped "Swamped" is the seventeenth episode of The Batman's second season. It originally aired in North America on June 11, 2005. Plot Synopsis Killer Croc, a half-man, half reptile plans to submerge all of Gotham in water in order to facilitate his plundering of the city. millions of acres of farmland. Officials and relief agencies said more than 5 million people had been affected by the flooding and were now sheltered in over 1,200 temporary camps. They included about 2.5 million people from Karnataka This is a list of famous and notable people from Karnataka, India. This would include persons who are known to a large number of people and is not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. and Andhra Pradesh who lost their homes. Dharmana Prasada Rao, Andhra Pradesh's minister for revenue and relief, said: "These are the worst floods in 100 years". Relief officials used helicopters and boats to drop off rations and plastic sheets to hundreds of marooned ma·roon 1 tr.v. ma·rooned, ma·roon·ing, ma·roons 1. To put ashore on a deserted island or coast and intentionally abandon. 2. villagers in the two states. While rains have subsided in Karnataka, overflowing rivers and dams in Andhra Pradesh threatened to inundate in·un·date tr.v. in·un·dat·ed, in·un·dat·ing, in·un·dates 1. To cover with water, especially floodwaters. 2. Vijayawada, a city of about a million people. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Independent Television News Limited 2009. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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