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Cyclone Michaung makes landfall in India, kills at least eight | DW News
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1:00Now PlayingAt least eight people were killed in severe floods in southeastern India before Cyclone Michaung made landfall on Tuesday.
The "severe cyclonic storm," which local authorities have described as "the worst storm in recent memory," brought with it winds of 90-100 kilometers per hour (56-62 miles per hour).
"The landfall process is continuing and is expected to complete during the next three hours," the Indian Meteorological Department said on social media platform X, previously Twitter.
Waves of up to 1.5 meters (nearly five feet) above normal sea levels were also expected as the cyclone hit the coast at around midday local time near the town of Bapatla in Andhra Pradesh state, the weather office said.
Indian Home Minister Amit Shah said the government was "braced to provide all the necessary assistance to [the state of] Andhra Pradesh," with rescue teams deployed and more "on standby to mobilize as needed."
The cyclone had already wreaked destruction further down the coast in the Tamil Nadu state.
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