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  12,000 affected as five Bengal districts inundated

  India | Oct 16, 2013, 07:37 AM IST

  Kolkata: Over 12,000 people were affected in West Bengal's West and East Midnapore districts following heavy rains due to the effect of cyclone Phailin and release of water from reservoirs in Jharkhand.Parts of five districts

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  Six dead, 420,000 affected by rain in China

  World | May 01, 2013, 07:02 AM IST

  Beijing, May 1: At least six people have died and over 420,000 affected in south China's Guangxi Zhuang region due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain , Xinhua reported.The rain, which started Monday