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Inundation threat over Vijayawada, many Andhra villages

Source: The Hindustan Times

New Delhi : India | 2 months ago

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The threat of massive flooding loomed large over Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada city and hundreds of villages in Krishna and Guntur districts with the water level in the Prakasam barrage across the Krishna river reaching the maximum level on Monday. The inflows in the barrage have reached a record million...

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News Source: CNN | 2 months ago

The number of dead in devastating floods triggered by torrential rains in India has risen to at least 271, and about a million people have fled their homes, officials said Monday. At least 192 people have died in the southern state of Karnataka, its...
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News Source: Voice of America | 2 months ago

More than 220 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million others have been displaced by massive floods which have devastated parts of Southern India in the past five days. Days of torrential rains eased Monday in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh...
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News Source: The Boston Globe | 2 months ago

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