17 Killed by Cyclone in India

Residents along India's east coast who fled to shelters for safety against India's strongest cyclone in 14 years began returning to their destroyed homes and businesses Monday. Cyclone Phailin came ashore late Saturday with winds of more than 200 kilometers per hour. More than 10 million people live in the path of the storm in Orissa and neighboring Andhra Pradesh. Evacuating nearly a million people before the cyclone struck is believed to have helped minimize casualties. Officials ...

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