Eight killed in house collapse as monsoon toll rises across South Asia

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NEW DELHI (AFP) - At least eight people were killed when a house collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain which has left more than 85 dead across South Asia, officials said on Monday (July 15).. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW DELHI - At least eight people were killed when a house collapsed in northern India following heavy monsoon rain which has left more than 85 dead across South Asia, officials said on Monday .

In the latest monsoon-related tragedy, a four-storey building on a hillside in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh collapsed, killing eight people and trapping at least seven others. Local official K.C. Chaman said eight people had died in the collapse, adding that rescuers were looking"for at least seven other people" trapped in the debris.

The state's Kaziranga National Park, a Unesco-recognised reserve and home to two-thirds of the world's one-horned rhinos, has also been seriously affected by the weather.

 

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