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India’s monsoon rains bring relief after deadly heatwave, but also trigger landslides
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Rainfall, which was 47 per cent below normal levels in mid-June, has improved to a deficit of 23 per cent as at Monday.
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NEW DELHI - India saw monsoon rains arrive simultaneously in the capital city Delhi and financial hub Mumbai for the first time in over six decades this week, following a deadly heatwave that led to a spike in deaths last week.
There were nearly 100 reported deaths last week as the mercury touched 44 deg C in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar.
