Powerful Cyclone Hits India

A powerful cyclone has made landfall along India's east coast with winds of over 200 kilometers-per-hour. Cyclone Phailin came ashore late Saturday in Orissa state, near the border of Andhra Pradesh state. Weather forecasters predict the storm's winds will continue to be severe through Sunday morning. Officials blamed the storm's winds for at least three deaths before it moved ashore. The high winds have also uprooted trees, downed power lines and damaged coastal homes. In a ...

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