Floods devastate India's breadbasket of Punjab

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Record monsoon rains have devastated India’s Punjab, often dubbed the country’s granary. Unprecedented floods have swallowed farmlands almost the size of London and New York City combined. Punjab saw rainfall surge by almost two-thirds compared with the average rate for August, according to the national weather department, killing at least 52 people and affecting over 400,000.

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