Indian farmers commit suicide after hailstorms, rain

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Farmers have committed suicide in western India after freak hailstorms and rains destroyed winter crops worth millions of dollars, activists and politicians said March 19. The unusual weather struck parts of western Maharashtra state, of which Mumbai is the capital, from late February and went on to badly damage crops. The region, which usually experiences the tropical rainy season from June to October, saw major damage to crops of fruits such as grape, mango, papaya, lime and watermelon, according to local reports. The opposition said the number of farmer suicides had gone up to 37, demanding that the natural disaster be declared a “national calamity.” They said the figure was expected to rise.

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