Torrential monsoon rains have unleashed widespread devastation across India, leaving hundreds dead, as rescue teams battle against time and weather to save lives

It is the same old story. Every year monsoon is awaited eagerly as a lot depends upon it — water to irrigate fields, replenish drinking water supply, relief from summer heat and recharging the water table —  but when it arrives it also brings with it misery and hardships — the downpour cause floods which in turn cause loss of life and property, dislocation of people and disease. As the climate-change is getting more and more pronounced, monsoon is getting  erratic, unpredictable and more deadly. This year it has been rather harsh. Torrential rains, floods, and cloudbursts have left hundreds dead, thousands........

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