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Floods kill scores in India, nine rhinos drown

Floods kill scores in India, nine rhinos drown

ZARIR HUSSAIN INTENSE rain and floods in the Indian state of Assam have killed at least 84 people and displaced more than 2.75 million since May, authorities have said , as they tried to collect the bodies of nine rare rhinos drowned in the past 10 days. Rescue teams were facing a double challenge of rising floodwaters amid the novel coronavirus as villagers driven from their homes huddled in shelters. "It's hard to enforce social distancing when people are being ordered to move away from the rising waters," said Sanghamitra Sanyal, a member of the northeastern state's flood management force.…
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