Crocodiles hunt in flooded Indian city
Crocodiles hunted dogs in the flooded streets of the Indian city of Vadodara in Gujarat after it was battered by nearly 50 centimetres (20 inches) of rain in 24 hours leaving five people dead, police said yesterday. About 5,000 people were evacuated from their homes as water from the overflowing crocodile-infested Vishwamitri River spread through the city of 1.2 million people. A video of one crocodile emerging from the flood to attack a dog went viral on social media. The reptile was caught by animal rights activists. Police said other two other incidents involving crocodiles in populated areas were reported. More than 250 people have died in monsoon floods across India in the past few weeks, with Assam and Bihar states in the north the worst hit.
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