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October 16, 2014

Death toll hits 22 from deadly India cyclone
New Delhi (AFP) Oct 14, 2014
Powerful Cyclone Hudhud which battered India's east coast at the weekend has killed at least 22 people, damaged thousands of homes, blacked out villages and left people scrambling for supplies, officials said Tuesday. Schools remained shut, electricity lines were down and communication systems were only partially working in the port city of Visakhapatnam in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh, worst affected by the cyclonic winds which slammed into the coast at 200 kilometres (125 miles) an ho ... read more

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