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| Sixteen killed in Calcutta floods | Sixteen killed in Calcutta floods |
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| At least 16 people have died in floods caused by three days of monsoon rains in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta. | At least 16 people have died in floods caused by three days of monsoon rains in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta. |
| Weather officials say the city had received almost 20% of the total rains that it usually gets during the monsoon months every year in three days alone. | Weather officials say the city had received almost 20% of the total rains that it usually gets during the monsoon months every year in three days alone. |
| Most of the city's roads are under water as are tram and railway tracks. | Most of the city's roads are under water as are tram and railway tracks. |
| Storms have affected large parts of South Asia over the past week, with at least 140 people killed in other parts of the country. | |
| The Calcutta weather office said the city has received more than 300mm of rain since late on Monday night. | The Calcutta weather office said the city has received more than 300mm of rain since late on Monday night. |
| "Calcutta gets between 1600 to 1700mm of rain every monsoon and now he have got so much rain in just three days," G Debnath, chief of the local weather office said. | "Calcutta gets between 1600 to 1700mm of rain every monsoon and now he have got so much rain in just three days," G Debnath, chief of the local weather office said. |
| Few taxis and buses could be seen on roads. The hand-pulled rickshaws are ferrying stranded residents. | Few taxis and buses could be seen on roads. The hand-pulled rickshaws are ferrying stranded residents. |
| Schools and colleges have been shut due to the heavy rains. Attendance in offices was low, officials said. | Schools and colleges have been shut due to the heavy rains. Attendance in offices was low, officials said. |
| The weather office predicts more rain until Friday. | The weather office predicts more rain until Friday. |