Main content

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 ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio Leicester’s Kamlesh Purohit speaks to Head of Emergencies from the charity World Vision Mark Bulpitt…

Release date:

Duration:

3 minutes

This clip is from