Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 million people, at least 189 dead

Published on July 20, 2020

 Nearly four million people in India's northeastern state of Assam and neighbouring Nepal have been displaced by heavy flooding from monsoon rains, with dozens missing as deaths rose to at least 189. Reuters

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