At least 75 killed as floods ravage western India

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July 27, 2017 5:00 AM

AHMEDABAD (India) • Floods and relentless rain in India’s western state of Gujarat have killed at least 75 people and displaced over 25,000 over the past three weeks, officials said yesterday.

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