Second bus washed away in India, 10 more dead

A crowded bus was washed away today by floods in southern India, killing at least 10 passengers just hours after another bus was swept away, killing at least 20 others.

The accident took place near Pattukkottai town, about 186 miles south-west of Madras, capital of Tamil Nadu state, said M. Veerashanmughamoni, a top district official.