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Two Dead as 'Severe' Cyclone Hits Eastern India

A cyclone that India's Meteorological Department described as "very severe" has knocked down power lines and hundreds of trees while making landfall on the country's east coast. Cyclone Hudhud had winds of up to 195 kilometers per hour Sunday as its center came ashore at the port city of Visakhapatnam. Rescue workers were on call ahead of the storm's arrival and 370,000 people were evacuated. Two people were reported dead. Visakhapatnam is the largest...

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