"Michael Mcneil" wrote in message
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I thought he was querying the 13mm figure. The other stuff seemed more
reasonable for the area. Was there a typhoon coming ashore?

Horrifying though the figures are they do not seem at all unusual:

Indian monsoon strands 150,000
ic Wales, United Kingdom - 9 hours ago
TROOPS were deployed today in western India, including the country’s
main financial centre Mumbai, after sudden monsoon rains snapped
communication lines ...
Indian landslides claims dozens of lives

Indian monsoon rains normal at 97.6 pct of average
Reuters India, India - 8 Jul 2005
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's crucial monsoon rains have been normal
since the beginning of the season in June at 97.6 percent of the
long-period average, a ...

Reuters India Indian monsoon rains normal at 97.6 pct of average
Reuters India, India - 8 Jul 2005
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's crucial monsoon rains have been normal
since the beginning of the season in June at 97.6 percent of the
long-period average, a ...

Indian monsoon death toll up to 131
San Jose Mercury News, CA - 4 Jul 2005
NEW DELHI, India (AP) - Monsoon floods in India's western Gujarat state
have inundated more than 7,200 villages, left about 175,000 homeless and
killed at ...

140,000 flee floods as Indian monsoon strikes
Ireland Online, Ireland - 30 Jun 2005
Heavy monsoon downpours lashed eastern India today, submerging vast
areas in the eastern state of Orissa and forcing around 140,000 people
to flee their homes ...

Indian monsoon could be tapped for tourism: CII
NewKerala.com, India - 2 Jul 2005
New Delhi: The Indian monsoon season, with its overcast skies and
continuous rain, should be promoted as a tourist attraction, an industry
lobby says. ...

Fire destroys Indian oil platform, at least 3 dead
SABC News, South Africa - 13 minutes ago
.... Initial reports indicated the fire may have started when a drilling
vessel swept into the platform by high monsoon winds, a government
source said but Aiyar ...



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