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June 02, 2015

Rain brings relief as India heatwave death toll tops 2,200
Hyderabad, India (AFP) May 31, 2015
Scattered rain on Sunday brought much-needed but only temporary relief to parts of India hit by a long heatwave as the death toll from the blistering temperatures crossed 2,200, officials said. Thunderstorms struck sections of southern states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, which have borne the brunt of the deadliest heatwave in more than two decades, as well as the capital New Delhi. But the toll continued to climb and the weather bureau warned that temperatures in swathes of southern, western ... read more

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