Unseasonal rains in western and southern parts of India have impeded harvesting of cotton in two biggest producing states and sustained heavy showers could damage the crop, industry and government officials said on Wednesday.Northern Maharashtra and southern Gujarat are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rains due to a cyclonic storm, weather department said early on Wednesday."Farmers are not harvesting...
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Withered maize crops due to lack of rain at A. Vellode village near Dindigul on Wednesday.DINDIGUL: Rain fed crops in thousands of acres in several pockets in the district are at withering stage owing to the lack of rain fall.Expecting at least moderate rain either in September or in October, farmers have raised rain fed crops in large scale in Vedasandur, Reddiyarchatram, Oddanchatram, Palani, Dindigul...
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Meteorological Department has issued a warning of possibility of flooding in low-lying areas of Pahang and Johor due to continuous rain forecast until tomorrow morning.The districts involved in Pahang are Kuantan, Jerantut, Pekan, Rompin, Maran, Bera, Temerloh, while in Johor they are Mersing and Kluang, a department statement said today.The department said intermittent rain and at times heavy rain...
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people were killed in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu where more rains were forecast for the next 24 hours following Low Pressure trough over Comerin area in the South West Bay that extended upto the state and South Andhra coast.Reports received at the police headquarters here today said 10 people were killed in various rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours.Chennai City and its suburbs...
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rains were forecast for the next 24 hours, from the trough of Low Pressure over Comerin area in the South West Bay that extended upto Tamil Nadu and South Andhra coast, even as ten people were killed in rain-related incidents in the State. Reports received at the police headquarters here today said ten people were killed in various rain-related incidents during the last 24 hours. However, the district-wise...
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Meteorological Centre in city records 9.9 cm of rain during 12 hours from 8.30 a.m. on SaturdayCommuters had a tough time at the Thampanoor KSRTC bus station and the Pazhavangadi area as heavy rain caused waterlogging on Saturday.THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: One person was killed at Varkala while several houses and roads in the capital city remained waterlogged for hours following heavy and intermittent rain...
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Fifteen people have been killed in fresh landslips in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu, which has received the season's highest rainfall of 34 cm.Rain-related casualties in Nilgiris district are now 28, where 13 people died in on Monday following house collapse and other rain related incidents.Many people have lost their lives in Tamil Nadu over the last one week following incessant rain.Most of these casualties...
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Light to moderate showers broke the prolonged dry spell in several parts of Punjab and Haryana this morning.The rain is considered good for the wheat cropsowing which has just commenced in the two states.According to the MET office, rain accompanied by moderate speed winds, lashed the two wheat sowing states. There were reports of hail in the Union Territory of Chandigarh and its surrounding areas.The...
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Rainwater enters residential localities, including a school; tree uprooted at some placesThangappan Nagar under water in Ramanathapuram; (right) rain lashing Dindigul on Friday.Thangappan Nagar under water in Ramanathapuram; (right) rain lashing Dindigul on Friday.RAMANATHAPURAM: Heavy rain continued to lash several parts of Ramanathapuram and Sivaganga districts on Friday for the fourth consecutive...
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