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Flood risk as Cyclone Dana hits India, uprooting power lines and trees

India's National Disaster Response Force personnel clear fallen trees in Paradeep, in Odisha state, where Cyclone Dana made landfall [NDRF, Government of India/AP Photo]

Cyclone Dana uprooted trees and power lines after making landfall on India’s eastern coast, the authorities said, warning of heavy rainfall and intense winds.

At least 1.1 million people in the states of Odisha and West Bengal were relocated to storm shelters, the AFP news agency reported, before the cyclone’s landfall after midnight on Friday, with maximum sustained winds of about 110 km/h (68 mph) and gusts up to 120 km/h (75 mph).

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