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March 21, 2014

Indian farmers take their lives after freak hailstorms
Mumbai (AFP) March 19, 2014
A string of farmers have committed suicide in western India after freak hailstorms and rains destroyed winter crops worth millions of dollars, activists and politicians said Wednesday. The unusual weather struck parts of western Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, from late February and went on to badly damage crops. A source from the Maharashtra chief minister's office told AFP that seven suicides had been confirmed, with more killed by the storm itself, but the opposition and ac ... read more

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