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Monsoon floods devastate South Asia [1]

Floods in the mountain kingdom of Nepal? It sounds unlikely, but Nepal has a low-lying region called Terai, and much of it has been submerged in the past week following intense rains during the south Asian monsoon. Even more surprisingly, Nepal is blaming its downstream neighbour, India, for the floods.

Publication Date: 
10/08/2007
New Scientist [2]
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Rapti [3], Dams [4], Monsoons [5], Floods [6], Nepal [7], India [8], Rainfall [9]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rapti
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dams
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/monsoons
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nepal
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall