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Cyclone forces evacuation of a quarter of a million in India

Almost a quarter of a million people are being evacuated in India - as a massive cyclone sweeps t...
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11.08 12 Oct 2013


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Cyclone forces evacuation of a quarter of a million in India

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11.08 12 Oct 2013


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Almost a quarter of a million people are being evacuated in India - as a massive cyclone sweeps towards the east coast.

Forecasters predict the storm will bring winds of up to 136 miles-per-hour when it hits later.

A deadly super cyclone killed thousands in 1999.

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Dr Norman Cheung, a lecturer in Disaster Management at Kingston University, thinks the country's more prepared this time:


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