Flash-flood hits voting in Indian desert state

NEW DELHI (AFP) Dec 01, 2003
Indian military helicopters evacuated residents of a village in the desert state of Rajasthan Monday after a freak flood inundated the region and disrupted balloting in provincial polls, reports said.

Voting at two polling booths was halted as gushing water from a nearby canal flooded the village of Gheghera in Rajasthan, where India's main opposition Congress party is fighting to remain in power, officials said.

Besides Rajasthan, elections are also being conducted for the state legislatures of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and New Delhi.

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