At least 29 people killed in India’s Telangana floods

NEW DELHI, Sept. 08 (YPA) – At least 29 people have been killed in floods caused by heavy rains in the southern Indian state of Telangana, the Business Standard reported, citing a statement from the office of state Governor Santhi Kumari.

“Recent heavy rains and floods have killed 29 people in Telangana state,” the statement said.
Kumari affirmed that 29 out of 33 districts in the state were affected as a result of heavy rain.

In late August, the Hindustan Times reported that more than 20 people had died and nearly two million had been affected by floods in the eastern Indian state of Tripura.

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