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Cyclone batters eastern India, 1.2 million seek shelter
Many scientists say cyclones are becoming more frequent and severe in the northern Indian Ocean as climate change warms the sea.
Local residents walk to a shelter as Cyclone Yaas barrels towards India's eastern coast in the Bay of Bengal, in Digha some 190 Km from Kolkata on May 26, 2021. (Photo by Dibyangshu SARKAR / AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
Heavy rains and howling winds lashed eastern India on Wednesday as the Covid-stricken country's second cyclone in as many weeks battered the coast, forcing more than 1.2 million people to