Fresh floods add to misery in monsoon-hit S.Asia

Bappa Majumdar, Reuters

Published: Monday, August 13, 2007

KOLKATA, India (Reuters) - The death toll from flooding in eastern India rose by at least 63 on Monday as thousands more people were marooned due to fresh rains in parts of the monsoon-battered region, officials said.

The new flooding occurred as governments in South Asia struggled to provide aid to millions already affected by monsoon rains last month, with authorities in Bangladesh cancelling leave for government doctors to combat the rising number of cases of waterborne diseases.

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