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Worst storm in 20 years hits Kolkata [1]

Kolkata: A deep depression on the Bay of Bengal intensified into a severe cyclonic storm and slammed into the coastal belt of West Bengal on Monday, killing at least 23 people and rendering over 150,000 homeless. Cyclone Alia, with wind speed of about 100 km per hour, uprooted trees, disrupted power supply and brought the city of Kolkata to a grinding halt.

Publication Date: 
26/05/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Bay Of Bengal [3], Natural Disasters [4], Cyclones [5], Power Transmission [6], West Bengal [7], 24 Parganas (S) [8]
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