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May 18, 2021

India Reports Deadliest Day of Pandemic as Cyclone Compounds Coronavirus Crisis
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In India, at least 21 people are dead and nearly 100 others missing
after the most powerful tropical cyclone ever to hit western India made
landfall late Monday. The storm pummeled Gujarat state with the force of
a Category 3 hurricane, compounding India's coronavirus catastrophe. Two
hundred thousand people evacuated ahead of the storm - including
hundreds of COVID-19 patients - and vaccination sites were forced to
close. This came as India reported more than 4,300 COVID-19 deaths
Tuesday - making it the deadliest day of the pandemic for any country.


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