At least two people dead as a second cyclone in two weeks bears down on COVID-ravaged India
Share on Twitter At least two people have died on Wednesday as howling winds and huge waves slammed eastern India in the COVID-stricken country's second cyclone in as many weeks. Cyclone Yaas bore down on the east coast on Wednesday (local time), forcing the evacuation of more than 1.5 million people in the states of West Bengal and Odisha. Last week, Cyclone Tauktae claimed at least 155 lives, including dozens of oil rig workers as it lashed western India, the fiercest to hit the area in several decades. National Disaster Response Force members urged villagers to evacuate ...