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Indian tech hub Bangalore has been inundated by floodwater after torrential downpours that have killed scores of people across the country's south in the past few weeks.
Heavy rains lashed South Korea at the weekend with flooding forcing road closures in parts of Seoul on Monday, and parkways along the Han River submerged. Authorities said Monday six people were dead, nine were missing and more than 1,500 temporarily evacuated from their homes after a deluge swept across the capital and surrounding provinces Sunday, causing flash flooding and landslides in some parts of the country. More rain is forecast in the coming days.
Assam (India), Jul 23 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Rituraj Konwar)Torrential monsoon rains, that have been lashing India's northeast for weeks, have killed at least 93 people and affected 2.8 million residents, official sources said on Thursday. With four more deaths being registered within the last 24 hours, the death toll maintained by the Assam Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) since late May - when the first heavy downpour took place - has climbed to 93. According to the latest bulletin of the provincial authority, the majority of the victims lost their lives due to floods, while around 20 were killed in landslides. FOOTAGE OF FLOODS IN ASSAM.
The Portuguese capital Lisbon has been hit by major flooding, triggered by heavy rains. "Everything is full of mud. The problem is not so much the water as the mud destroys more than water," says one resident of the city's Alcantara district.