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/ 13 December 2005
Indian filmmaker and writer Ramanand Sagar, whose television series portraying Hindu gods battling demons captivated tens of millions and drew crowds of people who couldn’t afford TVs around shop windows on Sunday nights, has died, his family said. He was 87.
The strongest rain recorded to date in India shut down the financial hub Mumbai, snapped communication lines, closed airports and marooned thousands of people, officials said on Wednesday. As many as 87 people have been reported killed and another 130 are feared buried in landslides, said authorities and news reports.