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highplainsdem

(49,041 posts) Sat Oct 12, 2013, 11:25 AM Oct 2013

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NDTV (New Delhi) link for LIVE coverage of Cyclone Phailin

http://www.ndtv.com/video/live/channel/ndtv24x7

Almost entirely in English.

One notable exception is a term used with evacuation numbers. One "lakh" = 100,000.

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NDTV (New Delhi) link for LIVE coverage of Cyclone Phailin (Original Post) highplainsdem Oct 2013 OP

All but five and a half lakh people enlightenment Oct 2013 #1

One small saving grace...it's hitting at low tide. roamer65 Oct 2013 #2

kicking highplainsdem Oct 2013 #3

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

1. All but five and a half lakh people

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 11:36 AM

Oct 2013

have been evacuated?

Does that mean that all but half a million? oh dear.

roamer65

(36,747 posts)

2. One small saving grace...it's hitting at low tide.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 11:39 AM

Oct 2013

The storm surge should be lesser due to it.

highplainsdem

(49,041 posts)

3. kicking

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 02:51 PM

Oct 2013

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