More than 700 die in storms
NZPA-Reuter New Delhi More than 700 people have been killed in one of the worst monsoon storms to hit India in recent years, local news agencies reported yesterday. More than 500 people were killed in the western state Maharashtra. Over 2000 were reported missing, including 1000 fishermen caught by storms in the Arabian Sea, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said. Bombay, the state capital and India’s commercial centre, was paralysed for a third day. The weather bureau warned that storms would continue. Air and train services were disrupted, streets deserted, and shops were closed. Stock and commodity exchanges only opened in the afternoon to sparse trading. Thirty-seven people were crushed to death by a landslide in Vaju, a village near Bombay, PTI said. In neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, 119 people died. The state’s Chief Minister, Rama Rao, said nearly 70,000 homes were damaged.
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