Cyclone Phailin: Now West Bengal put on high alert

October 12, 2013 17:26

The latest from NDMA: West Bengal is on high alert ahead of Cyclone Phailin. Coastal districts of East Midnapore, 24 Parganas are expected to be affected.

Nearly 5 lakh people have been evacuated from Odisha, Andhra Pradesh.

This is the biggest deployment so far for the NDRF, 2300 personnel have been deployed in two states. 20 medical teams have been flown in.

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