West Bengal continues to be hit by floods
Cooch
Behar,Sept.7,:
Heavy
rains
and
floods
wreaked
havoc
in
West
Bengal
today,
rendering
thousands
homeless.
The
lives
of
scores
of
villagers
in
Cooch
Behar
district
in
northern
West
Bengal
are
simply
on
hold
as
floods
submerged
their
homes
and
farmlands.
Incessant rains over the past few days and overflowing river water has damaged or destroyed homes, drowned swathes of crops and even blocked roads, forcing villagers to look for shelter.
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Story first published: Friday, September 7, 2007, 20:22 [IST]