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Friday, August 17, 2007

At least 4 killed, dozens missing, in flash flood in northern India, says official

NEW DELHI: A flash flood caused by heavy rains swept through a mountainous area of northern India on Tuesday, killing at least four people, sweeping away 14 homes and leaving the fate of dozens more people unclear, a local official said.

Landslides in the Himalayan region of Rampur, have blocked highways, stopped train service and knocked out electricity in many areas, Tarun Kapoor, the top local administrator, said in a telephone interview.

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