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             Heavy Rains Pound Eastern India after Cyclone Kills 24

   by VOA News

   A cyclone that killed at least 24 people as it swept through eastern
   India continues to dump rain inland after being downgraded to a
   tropical depression.

   India's National Disaster Management Authority is warning six states
   that they will face continued heavy rain from Tuesday through Thursday.

   Cyclone Hudhud made landfall at the port city of Visakhapatnam on
   Sunday with winds of up to 195 kilometers per hour.

   The storm knocked down trees and power lines and ripped the roofs off
   homes in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states, where authorities said more
   than 15,000 people were rescued and at least 400,000 had been evacuated
   ahead of the storm. Officials said most of the deaths were due to the
   collapse of poorly constructed buildings.

   Prime Minister Narendra Modi is due to visit the area Tuesday.
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