India's vital monsoon rains expected to hit Kerala's coast on Tuesday

The monsoon rains are expected to hit the coast of Kerala in south India on Tuesday. 

The rains are vital for Indian farmers and have a major impact on economic growth in the country. But flooding claims hundreds of lives each year.

Our correspondent Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai

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