Indian floods displace millions

Updated June 19, 2008 04:57:14

Officials in India say flash floods triggered by two days of heavy rain in the country's east have killed seven more people, and displaced more than two million.

Four rivers are overflowing in Orissa, where medical teams are being sent to affected areas and airforce helicopters are dropping food packages.

In West Bengal, soldiers have been called to rescue tens of thousands of people from flooded villages.

More than 350,000 people have taken shelter in government camps in Assam to escape from rising waters.

Weather officials have predicted more rains in the next 24 hours in West Bengal and Orissa.

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