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1.5 million people evacuated in India as cyclone Dana makes landfall

today25 October, 2024

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One and a half million people have been evacuated from India’s Eastern coast as cyclone Dana made landfall on Friday. The storm is causing heavy rains and has disrupted air and road traffic. Though cyclones are not uncommon in waters surrounding India, experts say climate change is making them more severe, as Ishan Garg tells us from New Delhi.

 

Written by: Leonard Witbeen