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Friday, August 25, 2000, updated at 14:38(GMT+8)
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Cyclonic Rains Kills 100 in Southern India

Almost 100-people have been killed and thousands made homeless by cyclonic rains in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Heavy rains and winds from the Bay of Bengal have lashed the statesince Tuesday.

Officials estimate that more than two thousand homes in 300 villages have been flattened.

The military's been deployed to help with emergency relief, which has rescued more than two thousand marooned people.

Several roads, including the national highway which connects the state to the rest of India have also been damaged and schools and colleges have been shut.




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Almost 100-people have been killed and thousands made homeless by by cyclonic rains in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

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