Cyclone Phailin Intensifies, Approaches India

A cyclone heading towards India's southeast coast intensified on Thursday, disaster management and weather officials said, warning tens of thousands of farmers to save their crops before the storm reaches land in the next 72 hours.   Packing wind speeds of up to 185 kph (115 mph), cyclone Phailin is moving in from the Bay of Bengal and is forecast to hit between Kalingapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state and Paradip in Odisha state on the evening of October 12.   The neighboring ...

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