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India records 11% below normal rainfall in June, weather department says

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The central, north-western and north-eastern regions received 14%, 33%, and 13% below average rainfall, respectively, in June, data compiled by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.

An elderly man wades through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Amritsar on June 30, 2024.AFP
An elderly man wades through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Amritsar on June 30, 2024.
India received 11% less rainfall than normal in June as all regions except the south received below-average rains after the monsoon lost momentum in mid-June, weather department data showed on Monday.

The central, north-western and north-eastern regions received 14%, 33%, and 13% below average rainfall, respectively, in June, data compiled by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) showed.

The southern region received 14% above average rainfall, it showed.


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