Indian army tries to reach flood victims

August 27, 2008 – 9:32 pm

Massive flooding has killed at least 55 people in India since the Kosi River burst through an embankment more than a week ago, swallowing villages and destroying about 225,000 homes, officials and the Press Trust of India said Wednesday.


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