Kolkata flooded after six hours of unprecedented rain, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blamed it partly on the garbage dumped on roads, which, she said, interfered with the drainage system and urged the people to have some civic sense.

Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee Gaza City since Israel launched its ground offensive last week. 

​Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee Gaza City since Israel launched its ground offensive last week.  

Two have been taken to hospital with serious shrapnel injuries, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says. 

​Two have been taken to hospital with serious shrapnel injuries, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says.