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India:Violent Wind:2013/04/17

Duration2013/04/17 On the evening of 17 April 2013, a storm lashed Kolkata and other districts in India with a maximum wind speed of 116 km per hour, disrupting normal life as road, rail and air services were badly hit.
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NameViolent Wind

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  • Times of India 2013/04/18
    At least eight people were killed in the storm that lashed parts of West Bengal on Wednesday (17 April) evening.
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