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The ______________South Indian floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual north east monsoon in _________________ 2015. They affected the ___________ region of the South Indian states of _________________, and the Union Territory of ___________, with Tamil Nadu and the city of __________________ particularly hard-hit. More than ________ people were killed and over 18 lakh people were______________. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly 200 billion rupees to over 1 trillion rupees, the ___________ were the costliest to have occurred in 2015, and were among the costliest natural disasters of the year. The flooding has been attributed to the 2014-16 ________________ .
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Solution
The In 2015 South Indian floods resulted from heavy rainfall generated by the annual northeast monsoon in November – December 2015. They affected the Coromandel region of the South Indian states of Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, with Tamil Nadu and the city of Chennai particularly hard-hit. More than 500 people were killed and over 18 lakh people were displaced. With estimates of damages and losses ranging from nearly 200 billion rupees to over 1 trillion rupees, the floods were the costliest to have occurred in 2015 and were among the costliest natural disasters of the year. The flooding has been attributed to the 2014-16 E1 - Nino event.
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