Asia-Pacific
Cyclone kills 31 people in eastern India
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-04-14 15:17
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CALCUTTA, India: A cyclone demolished thousands of mud huts and uprooted trees in several villages in eastern India, killing at least 31 people, an official said Wednesday.
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Mukherjee also said hundreds of people suffered injuries in the region, nearly 315 miles (500 kilometers) northeast of Calcutta, the capital of West Bengal state.
The worst-hit villages were Hematabad, Raiganj and Kiran Dighi, where police and rescue have recovered 31 bodies, Mukherjee told The Associated Press.
The cyclone demolished nearly 50,000 mud huts, he said.
