Massive Cyclone Slams Eastern Indian States

At least three people were killed as a powerful cyclone slammed into India’s eastern coast Sunday.  More than 350,000 people living along the coast have been evacuated. The impact of the severe cyclone was first felt in Visakhapatnam, a major naval base in Andhra Pradesh state and in surrounding villages, as winds packing speeds of nearly 195 kilometers per hour uprooted trees and billboards, snapped power cables, and led to the suspension of air, bus and train services. Those in...

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