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October 24, 2024
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Flights suspended in India, over a million flee as Cyclone Dana approaches

At least 1.1 million people on India’s eastern coast are fleeing to storm shelters inland, hours before a powerful cyclone is expected to hammer the low-lying region, ministers said on Thursday. Cyclone Dana is likely to hit the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha states — home to around 150m people — as a “severe […]

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October 23, 2024
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Thousands flee to shelters as Cyclone Dana threatens India

Thousands of people living along India’s eastern coast fled to inland storm shelters on Wednesday ahead of the expected arrival of a powerful cyclone later this week. Cyclone Dana is likely to hit the coasts of West Bengal and Odisha states —together home to around 150 million people — as a “severe cyclonic storm”, India’s […]