India's devastating monsoon season is a sign of things to come, as climate and poor planning combine
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FILE - A woman holds the hand of her relative as family members of people trapped under rubble wail after a landslide washed away houses in Raigad district, western Maharashtra state, India, July 20, 2023. The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)FILE - National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel distribute relief material to flood affected people stuck in a low lying area around the river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, July 14, 2023. The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)FILE - Rescuers remove mud and debris as they search for people feared trapped after a landslide near a temple on the outskirts of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh state, Aug. 14, 2023. Human-caused climate change is making rain more extreme in the region and scientists warn states should expect more unpredictable and heavy monsoons like this one. (AP Photo/ Pradeep Kumar, File)FILE - People evacuated from the low lying areas of the flooded river Yamuna wait in a queue for free food in New Delhi, India, July 13, 2023. The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)FILE - A road is inundated with water from the swollen river Yamuna in New Delhi, India, July 15, 2023. The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant. (AP Photo/Piyush Nagpal, File)FILE - Rekha Devi, a 30-year-old farm worker, carries drinking water from a municipality water tanker to her temporary shelter on an under construction overpass after her family evacuated the flooded banks of the Yamuna River in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Devi, her husband and their children fled as July's record monsoon rains triggered flooding that killed more than 100 people in northern India, displaced thousands and inundated large parts of the capital city. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)FILE - A private car warehouse is submerged in flood water from River Hindon following excessive rains, in Greater Noida, outskirts of New Delhi, India, July 26, 2023. The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant. (AP Photo/Piyush Nagpal, File)FILE - Rescuers search the debris for survivors after a landslide following heavy rainfall in Shimla, India, Aug. 17, 2023. Human-caused climate change is making rain more extreme in the region and scientists warn states should expect more unpredictable and heavy monsoons like this one. (AP Photo/Pradeep Kumar, File)
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FILE - A woman holds the hand of her relative as family members of people trapped under rubble wail after a landslide washed away houses in Raigad district, western Maharashtra state, India, July 20, 2023. The devastation of this year's monsoon season in India, which runs from June to September, has been significant. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)