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Centre issues flood alert for 12 states: Find out which
Aug 30, 2017
10:35 pm
What's the story
Six states are already reeling under floods. Now the government has warned that 12 others might witness floods due to "extreme to very heavy rainfall".
Assam, Bihar, Odisha, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal are already heavily inundated. Hundreds have died and lakhs have been affected.
But rains in the future will sharply increase water levels of 14 rivers and tributaries.
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The timeline is brewing!