Monsoon rains have reached the southern Indian state of Kerala, earlier than expected.
The rains are critical to India's agriculture sector and are bringing some much needed relief during a heatwave.
This comes as authorities say that 15 people died of suspected heatstroke in eastern India over the past 24 hours.
Rebecca Bundhun reports from Mumbai.
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