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  • Cyclone Helen makes India landfall; thousands evacuated

    At least two people were killed on Friday when Cyclone Helen hit south-eastern India and hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated in the hours before its arrival, authorities said, according to AFP.

    Cyclone Helen India
    Cyclone Helen threatens India, triggers evacuation of hundred of thousands (romaniatv.net)
    “Cyclone Helen made its landfall” a source from the national agency for the disaster management told the French news agency.

    Two people were killed by fallen trees, said the source, adding that hundreds of thousands have already been moved to safety as the authorities predicted the evacuation of at least 400,000 people.

    Upon the cyclon arrival, heavy rains accompanied by wind gusts up to 70 km/h swept across part of Andhra Pradesh, a predominantly rural southeastern state.

    Authorities expect “heavy rain in the next 24 hours in three districts bordering this state,” added the aforementioned source.

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    Cyclone will be downgraded to a category of “deep depression”.

    Authorities warned that “the natural rage will cause significant damage to huts and thatched roofs”, common in this region, and about 20 rescue teams were deployed Thursday in anticipation of the hurricane.

    Over 8,000 people were killed back in 1999 in the Indian state of Orissa, following the passage of a cyclone.

    Super-Typhoon Haiyan, that hit the Philippines on 8 November with wind gusts reaching 380 km/h, was placed in category 5, the highest on the Saffir-Simpson scale, and killed at least 5,200 people.