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India cyclone relief efforts

A humanitarian operation is underway in India where Cyclone Phailin left a trail of destruction. At least 27 people are known to have died when the storm, with winds of 130 miles an hour, lashed eastern coastal states.

This is on a par with the deadly super-cyclone that killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa in 1999. But officials say this time they were better prepared.

In this extract 91Èȱ¬ Radio Leicester’s Kamlesh Purohit speaks to Head of Emergencies from the charity World Vision Mark Bulpitt…

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