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Cyclones Like Yaas Can Become Mass Killers When They Bring The Sea Inland
IMD: Severe cyclonic storm to make landfall near Dhamra Port in Odisha early on Wednesday morning
Ruben Banerjee 25 May 2021, Last Updated at 3:35 pm Sandipan Chatterjee/Outlook Ruben Banerjee 2021-05-25T14:02:26+05:30 Cyclones Like Yaas Can Become Mass Killers When They Bring The Sea Inland outlookindia.com 2021-05-25T15:35:35+05:30
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Having once lived through a cyclone that claimed about 10,000 lives, I can vouch that storms are exceedingly scary. It is the time when frightening gusts pummel everything out of their way and even coconuts start flying like bullets. Buildings sway, trees topple and tin roofs of makeshift dwellings are blown away. Also, if the storm is really bad, it scoops up the sea and waves come rushing inland sweeping away everything in its path. And people die.