Thousands of troops deployed as flood toll climbs to 180
Thousands of troops battled Monday to get relief supplies to nearly half a million people displaced by the island’s worst flooding for 14 years, which has killed 180 people.
The military said a lull in torrential monsoon rains allowed it to deploy aircraft, boats and ground troops to evacuate people from flooded areas, deliver essentials and recover bodies.
Some half a million people have had to abandon their homes due to the heavy rains, which have brought flooding a