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Strongest cyclone in a decade slams India, Bangladesh

Millions in India and Bangladesh flee strongest cyclone in a decade

05/20/2020

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Strongest cyclone in a decade slams India, Bangladesh

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Millions in India and Bangladesh flee strongest cyclone in a decade

A tropical cyclone is blasting India and Bangladesh, killing at least 14 people and destroying homes by the hundred. The storm surged out of the Bay of Bengal Wednesday into a densely populated area that has been beset by the COVID-19 pandemic -- and the millions of people forced to flee their homes are taking refuge in crowded shelters where social distancing is impossible. Judy Woodruff reports.

05/20/2020

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