ALJAZAM News October 13, 2013
Pilgrims gather for the hajj. Millions of people have been taking shelter from one of the most powerful cyclones to hit india in more than a decade. Homes have been damaged and crops have been destroyed. But so far, the numbers of people reported killed by cyclone phailin is remarkably low. Cyclone phailin with one speed at one point in excess of 300 kilometresperhour smashed into indias eastern coast in the early hours of saturday evening. But authorities had already successfully evacuated 800,000 people. The most inland shelters away from traditional huts found in small communities along the...
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