Incessant rains lashed most parts of West Bengal

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With fresh discharge of water from barrages and continuing high tide, the flood situation in South Bengal remained grim on Monday, as the death toll mounted to 69. As many as 3.63 lakh people have taken shelter in 2,213 relief camps in the 12 affected districts. Twenty-one fresh deaths were reported on Monday from these districts, disaster management department sources said, adding that incidents like lightening, wall collapse, electrocution, snake bite and drowning were to blame for the fatalities. Overall, nearly 52 lakh people have been affected till now. On Sunday, the Army joined the relief and rescue operations in the state. Source : indianexpress.com This footage is part of the professionally-shot broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection