Monsoon Updates LIVE: West Bengal floods claims 7 lives; around 2.5 lakh displaced from homes

Around seven people are dead and more than two lakh are displaced from homes in six flood-hit districts of West Bengal.

The monsoon has hit several parts of India like wildfire. In West Bengal, floods have claimed around seven lives, while nearly 2.5 lakh have been displaced from their homes, revealed a senior state government official. On Monday, the Army and the Air Force undertook rescue and relief operations in the Hooghly district, most of which is submerged due to excess rainfall. Rajasthan: Rainwater entered Chhipabarod Police Station in Baran district following heavy rainfall yesterday pic.twitter.com/esTYHrYZuo Lakhs of people have been rescued and shifted to shelter homes as several houses were damaged in six districts of south Bengal. As per the media reports, water released from the Damodar Valley Corporation dams (DVC) and heavy rain late last week have caused waterlogging and made the situation worse for the commuters.