DEHRADUN, India - Torrential monsoon rains across northern India have killed more than a dozen people, but for one man caught in the flooding, clinging to a utility pole became his lifeline to survival.

The India Meteorological Department reported that more than half a foot of rain fell over the past week, causing rivers to swell beyond their banks and forcing hundreds of people from their homes.

In several communities, entire structures were washed away as residents sought refuge in evacuation centers set up by local authorities.

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Video recorded along the Tons River showed a man who survived the flooding by clinging to a utility pole, surrounded by feet-deep water.

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