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India Evacuates 2 Million as Storm Slams Coast
- Yaas hits east coast, damages hundreds of thousands of homes
- Heavy rains and strong winds cause widespread damage
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India evacuated more than 2 million people as a powerful storm hit the east coast on Wednesday, causing extensive damage at a time when the nation is battling the world’s worst outbreak of Covid-19.
Cyclone Yaas destroyed more than 300,000 houses in West Bengal and affected 10 million people, the state’s Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters. River embankments have been breached, damaging some crops and fisheries and livestock farms, she said. The state has evacuated about 1.5 million people to safer areas.