Heavy Rain, Flooding Cause Mass Damage in India, Pakistan

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Intense rainfall and subsequent flooding during this year’s monsoon season has killed hundreds, submerged thousands of villages and farmlands along the border of India and Pakistan. India’s Punjab state government says it will offer US$8 million in flood relief.

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00:00Intense rainfall and subsequent flooding have caused significant damage along the border between India and Pakistan.

00:07Major rivers that run between the two countries have swollen, leading authorities in India to release water from overflowing dams,

00:14which has caused further flooding in Pakistan.

00:17This year's monsoon season has killed nearly a thousand people, displaced millions, and submerged thousands of villages across both countries.

00:24Officials in India's Punjab state, which sits on the border with Pakistan, say they will offer 8 million U.S. dollars in flood relief.

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