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Heatwave takes 80 lives, destroys wheat growth [1]

A New Delhi, April 18: A severe heatwave sweeping India, with temperatures of almost 44 C (111 F), the highest in 52 years, has killed at least 80 people this month, officials said on Sunday.

Publication Date: 
19/04/2010
Asian Age (New Delhi) [2]
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Agriculture [3], Wheat [4], Natural Disasters [5], Heat Waves [6], India [7]
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