At Least 170 Die Amid Flash Floods
From Times Wire Reports
Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and mudslides in South Asia, leaving about 170 people dead and millions homeless, officials said. The Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, wedged between India and China, said that at least 11 high-rise buildings in Tala, in the south, had collapsed. The floods also submerged a large part of Kaziranga National Park in India, home to 1,600 one-horned rhinos and hundreds of elephants. Park officials said that most of the animals had taken refuge on higher ground and that some villagers had begun hunting them.
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