Cyclone Aila kills 31 in Bengal, Army helps with rescue
It was a devastation not seen in recent memory.
What started as a small trough of depression in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, moved rapidly towards coastal West Bengal,gathered guile and made landfall near the Sagar Islands at around 2 pm on Monday.
Christened Aila, the cyclone blew over large parts of South 24-Parganas, kissed Kolkata at over 120 km per hour and moved away towards Howrah and Hooghly.
At least 31 people have fallen victim to the fury of Aila, most of them from South 24Parganas.
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What started as a small trough of depression in the Bay of Bengal on Saturday, moved rapidly towards coastal West Bengal,gathered guile and made landfall near the Sagar Islands at around 2 pm on Monday.
Christened Aila, the cyclone blew over large parts of South 24-Parganas, kissed Kolkata at over 120 km per hour and moved away towards Howrah and Hooghly.
At least 31 people have fallen victim to the fury of Aila, most of them from South 24Parganas.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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