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India rain death toll nears 750（双语加油站·时事追踪）

http://www.sina.com.cn 2005年08月03日08:35 环球时报

Nearly 750 people have died from torrential,record-settingrainsthat so-aked Mumbai and triggered mudslides in theregion,policesaid Friday. 　　The city is used to heavy rain during the monsoon season,butthistime M-umbai was deluged with 37 inches(940 millimeters) ofrain in24 hours--the m-ost any Indian city ever has received inaday.Indian Prime Minister ManmohanSingh visited thecityThursday,pledging to dedicate 5 billion rupees (about115millionUSdollars) in aid to help residents recover and rebuild. 　　印度因大雨死亡的人数接近750 　　警方周五宣布，已有近750人在创记录的暴雨中丧生。暴雨浸透了孟买，并在该地区引发了泥石流。　　孟买在雨季习惯下大雨，但此次24小时内暴雨成灾，达到了37英寸（合940毫米）———这创下印度单个城市的日最大降雨量。　　印度总理曼莫汉·辛格周四视察了孟买，承诺将拨救助款50亿卢比（约合1.15亿美元）帮助当地居民恢复和重建。关键词：monsoonseason雨季　　（本栏目供稿：萧涵）　　《环球时报》 (2005年08月01日第二十二版)