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Southwest monsoon advances further into Telangana: Met

Hyderabad, June 11 (UNI) The Southwest Monsoon has advanced further into some more parts of Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, as well as the remaining parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, southwest Bay of Bengal, parts of west-central and northwest Bay of Bengal, West Bengal and Bihar, according to the Meteorological Centre.
Under its influence, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubabad and Nagarkurnool districts of Telangana during the next 24 hours.
On Friday, heavy rain is likely at isolated places in Mahabubabad, Warangal, Hanumakonda, Mahabubnagar and Nagarkurnool districts.
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