India's Gujarat Hit by Fresh Floods, Thousands Flee
Date: 17-Aug-06
Country: INDIA
Military boats and helicopters evacuated the stranded after rivers burst their banks and flooded houses and fields.
"Floods have forced over 20,000 people out of their homes in nearly 40 villages and in Ahmedabad," a relief official said, referring to the state's main city.
Much of western and southern India has been badly hit by floods due to annual monsoon rains for the past fortnight, with nearly 400 people killed and up to four million people displaced.
Last week, the state's diamond-trading hub of Surat, was submerged by floods, killing many and leaving thousands marooned.
