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Rain and floods kill 45 in India | Rain and floods kill 45 in India |
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Heavy rain and floods have killed at least 45 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. | Heavy rain and floods have killed at least 45 people in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. |
Officials say up to 56,000 people have been displaced and moved to relief camps. Most people were killed when flash floods destroyed their homes. | Officials say up to 56,000 people have been displaced and moved to relief camps. Most people were killed when flash floods destroyed their homes. |
The strong winds and rain have caused widespread damage, toppling electricity pylons and communication towers. | The strong winds and rain have caused widespread damage, toppling electricity pylons and communication towers. |
The annual monsoon set over southern India earlier this month and more rain is expected in the region. | The annual monsoon set over southern India earlier this month and more rain is expected in the region. |
The dead included 15 people swept away by a flash flood in Kurnool, 225km (140 miles) south-west of the state capital, Hyderabad. | The dead included 15 people swept away by a flash flood in Kurnool, 225km (140 miles) south-west of the state capital, Hyderabad. |
Some were killed by lightning strikes. | Some were killed by lightning strikes. |
Coast guards were looking for missing fishermen, who went to sea despite weather warnings, officials said. | Coast guards were looking for missing fishermen, who went to sea despite weather warnings, officials said. |
I spent the night on my rooftop along with my family after flood water gushed into my house Musari Venkateswarlu class="" href="/1/hi/in_pictures/6233426.stm">Floods in pictures | |
Aid officials were distributing food, fresh water and medicine to people, some stranded on the roofs of houses and buses or up trees. | Aid officials were distributing food, fresh water and medicine to people, some stranded on the roofs of houses and buses or up trees. |
"I spent the night on my rooftop along with my family after flood water gushed into my house," Musari Venkateswarlu, a school teacher in Guntur's Macherla town, is quoted as telling Reuters news agency. | "I spent the night on my rooftop along with my family after flood water gushed into my house," Musari Venkateswarlu, a school teacher in Guntur's Macherla town, is quoted as telling Reuters news agency. |
Many of the roads are under water and the relief is being dropped from the air. | Many of the roads are under water and the relief is being dropped from the air. |
"We have opened up 95 relief camps... for 56,000 displaced people and also brought in 200 medical teams to contain the spread of water-related diseases," said Preeti Sudan, disaster management commissioner for Andhra Pradesh. | "We have opened up 95 relief camps... for 56,000 displaced people and also brought in 200 medical teams to contain the spread of water-related diseases," said Preeti Sudan, disaster management commissioner for Andhra Pradesh. |
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