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Six persons killed in rain-related incidents in AP in 3 days

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Press Trust of India Hyderabad
Six persons were killed and 23 injured as rain and hailstorms hit Telangana and Rayalaseema regions of Andhra Pradesh in the last three days.

Six persons died in various rain-related incidents like thunderbolts, wall and tree collapses, state Disaster Management Commissioner T Radha said here today.

The rainfall caused crop damages in 17,925 hectares while 350 houses also suffered damage.

The met department has warned that thunder squall may occur in Telangana over the next 24 hours while rain or thundershowers may occur in the state during the next three days.

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First Published: Apr 03 2013 | 9:20 PM IST

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