Saturday, February 11, 2012
- Lahore: Shopping centre caught fire in Gulberg
- Australia beat Sri Lanka by 5 runs, remain unbeaten in tri-series
- Blasts, firing near PTIs rally leave 7 injured in Swabi
- Imran says will shoot down drones if comes to power
- 25 killed, 175 injured in Syria blasts
- Aqib Javed resigns as bowling coach
- NATO supplies from Pakistani airspace never stopped: Pentagon
- 11 militants killed, 19 injured in Orakzai operation
- Mansoor Ijaz to record statement via videolink on Feb 22
- LHC adjourns hearing of petition against TCP
172 die in India floods
BANGALORE (AFP) - The death toll from the worst flash floods and heavy rains seen in southern India in decades rose to at least 172 Saturday, officials said, as authorities stepped up rescue efforts.
At least 145 people died in the state of Karnataka and 26 were killed in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, authorities said. One more person was killed in the southern seaside resort state of Goa as heavy rains resulted in the collapse of 250 houses, police said.
Fifty of the victims drowned when a rescue boat capsized.
However army troops and air force helicopters were managing to rescue marooned villagers.
Officials said the total toll had jumped from 76 to 172 in 24 hours and warned it could rise further as dams and rivers were overflowing.
At least 145 people died in the state of Karnataka and 26 were killed in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, authorities said. One more person was killed in the southern seaside resort state of Goa as heavy rains resulted in the collapse of 250 houses, police said.
Fifty of the victims drowned when a rescue boat capsized.
However army troops and air force helicopters were managing to rescue marooned villagers.
Officials said the total toll had jumped from 76 to 172 in 24 hours and warned it could rise further as dams and rivers were overflowing.
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