India evacuates 2-million as the second cyclone in 10 days hits its east coast
Wind speeds may reach 155 km/h and sea levels may rise 3m above regular tides in a country already overwhelmed by Covid-19
26 May 2021 - 12:15
New Delhi — India has evacuated almost 2-million people from the east coast to safer places as a powerful cyclone hit the nation at a time when authorities are also battling the world’s worst outbreak of Covid-19.
The eastern state of West Bengal has shifted about 1.1-million people to various relief centres, while neighbouring Odisha has so far moved more than 500,000. Local authorities are asking people to maintain social-distancing at cyclone shelters to check the spread of the coronavirus...
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