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Latest Indian cyclone kills five, thousands homeless
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27/05/2021 - 07:12 Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean Dibyangshu SARKAR AFP 3 min
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Thousands of people were homeless Thursday after the latest cyclone to hit Covid-ravaged India left a trail of destruction, although timely evacuations meant the death toll was limited to single figures.
Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms sea temperatures.
Barely a week after Cyclone Tauktae claimed at least 155 lives in western India, Cyclone Yaas forced the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people in the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha.
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Thousands of people were left homeless on Thursday after a cyclone battered Covid-ravaged India and neighbouring Bangladesh, killing nine people, including four children.
While cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean, many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms sea temperatures.
Barely a week after Cyclone Tauktae claimed at least 155 lives in western India, Cyclone Yaas forced the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people in the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha.
The storm hit on Wednesday with torrential rain and howling winds gusting up to 155 kilometres an hour, equivalent to a Category Two hurricane.
Thousands of people yesterday were homeless after a cyclone battered COVID-19-ravaged India and neighboring Bangladesh, killing nine people, including four children.
Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean, but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms sea temperatures.
Barely a week after Cyclone Tauktae claimed at least 155 lives in western India, Cyclone Yaas forced the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people in the eastern states of West Bengal and Odisha.
The storm hit on Wednesday with torrential rain and howling winds gusting up to 155kph, equivalent to a Category 2 hurricane.
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