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By Rachelle Oblack, About.com Guide to Weather

Monsoon Rains + Overcrowding + Cheap Construction = Death

Friday August 15, 2008
Heavy monsoon rains have become the culprit in more deaths in India as a building collapsed in Mumbai (Bombay). Cheap construction and overly wet foundation soils created the perfect mix for a tragedy. But more tragedy may come as over 100 more run-down buildings sit atop the drenched lands...more...

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