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Heavy rains triggered flash floods in northeastern India Wednesday that have killed at least 14 people and left more than 100 missing as vehicles were submerged, mudslides were triggered and waters rushed through the streets, the latest high-profile flood across the globe in a matter of weeks.
“Globally, climate change has made these extreme weather events more frequent and intense, making it even harder for communities to cope and rebuild, especially in conflict-affected regions,” Ciaran Donnelly of the International Rescue CommitteeThe disaster in India follows July flooding that killed at least 100 people in the north and flash floods and landslides killed 50 people in Himachal Pradesh at the base of the Himalayas in August.
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