Authorities say death toll from floods in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra rises to 147 as rescue teams race to evacuate people
Army and Navy personnel evacuate flood-affected people to safer places in Sangli district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, August 10, 2019.
In the southern state of Kerala, at least 57 people were killed in rain-related incidents while over 165,000 people were in relief camps in the state, state authorities said on Sunday. Last year, more than 200 people were killed in Kerala and over five million affected in one of worst floods in 100 years in the state.In Karnataka, several structures at world heritage site Hampi, an ancient town, were flooded.
In Maharashtra, where the death toll stood at 30, the flood situation was improving, according to state-run All India Radio, though authorities said it would be difficult to restore rail services in some flood-hit areas within the next two weeks.
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