Large floods in India and Canada cause great damage

Indian officials said on June 22 that at least 560 people were killed and tens of thousands of people were missing in northern India due to floods and landslides following the monsoon caused heavy rain and flash floods last weekend.

The number of casualties is expected to continue to rise.

According to Interior Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, 73,000 people have been rescued and taken to safe places, including many pilgrims and tourists.

However, it is estimated that about 30,000-32,000 people are still stuck in landslides.

Thousands of soldiers of the army force, air force, police and rescue teams . are speeding up the rescue of people stuck in hilly terrain. However, this job is expected to face many difficulties when heavy rains continue to return in the next two days.

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has announced a bailout of 10 billion rupees (about 167 million USD) for the state of Uttarakhand, where the flooding is the most devastating, while providing 200,000 rupees ($ 3,400) to families The victims were killed and 50,000 rupees (840 USD) for the injured.

Monsoon, the cause of serious damage to agricultural production in India, usually lasts from June to September every year. This year, the monsoon struck the country 15 days earlier than usual.

On June 21, the biggest flood in 10 years has left tens of thousands of people in the city of Calgary, the oil capital of Canada, to evacuate, and operations in central Alberta are paralyzed. . Heavy rain also killed two people.

As of noon on June 21, rising river water submerged many bridges and roads. Precipitation measured in some areas of southern Alberta in the past two days amounted to 100mm.

Meteorological forecasts show that heavy winds will continue on June 22. At Cangari, Mayor Naheed Nenshi called on people not to leave the streets on June 21.

Schools and many offices are also closed. Many blocked main routes cause traffic jams in many parts of the city.

Canadian police said they found the bodies of two men near High River town, 60km south of Cangari. In addition, the police are also looking for two missing people swept away by the floodwaters. About 1,300 soldiers were mobilized to serve the relief work.