At least 14 people die in a building collapse in India, as monsoon rains devastate South Asia
A member of Tripura State Rifles carries a woman to a safer place after heavy rains in Baldakhal village, on the outskirts of Agartala, India. July 14, 2019.
Another 10 have died in overcrowded Rohingya refugee camps in the southeast of the country and thousands of shanty homes have been destroyed.In the latest monsoon-related tragedy in India, a four-storey building on a hillside in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh collapsed, trapping those who had gathered for a party inside.
A statement from the state Chief Minister's office said 14 people had died, all but one of whom were soldiers. In 2008, the Kosi broke its banks and changed course, inundating huge tracts of land and killing 500 people. Floods have also devastated much of the northeastern Indian state of Assam where four people died on Sunday after being swept away by sudden torrents.
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