At least 13 people have been killed and about 100,000 others evacuated from their homes after heavy rains in southern India, officials say.
The deaths came in Andhra Pradesh which has seen three days of torrential rain. About 100,000 people have been evacuated from the affected areas in Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu states.
Rail and road traffic connecting the two states has been affected after railway lines and highways were damaged by the rain.
Weather officials say the depression over the Bay of Bengal has led to the spate of heavy rains in southern India.
Andhra Pradesh disaster management commissioner DC Rosaiah said at least 13 people had died in the past three days in house collapses, electrocution and drowning caused by the rains.
About 25,000 people have been evacuated from low lying areas and taken to relief camps.
The BBC's Omar Farooq in the state capital, Hyderabad, says 300 people have died in Andhra Pradesh this year because of cyclones, storms and rains.
Under water
In neighbouring Tamil Nadu, 75,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and taken to 140 relief centres have heavy rains lashed the state over the last fortnight.
Much of the state capital, Madras (Chennai), is under water and many houses are partially submerged.
The rain also delayed play for three days in the first cricket Test between India and Sri Lanka, which finally began in the city on Monday.
The army is assisting the local administration in rescue work.
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