Indian floods toll at 355

Calcutta - The official death toll from massive monsoon-season flooding in India's West Bengal leapt to 355 yesterday and 217…

Calcutta - The official death toll from massive monsoon-season flooding in India's West Bengal leapt to 355 yesterday and 217 people were missing, a spokesman for the eastern state's relief department said. On Sunday, officials had put the number of dead at 208.

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