Cyclone kills 68 in India

A cyclone with winds of up to 160km/h yesterday killed at leat 68 people, demolished nearly 50,000 mud huts and uprooted trees in several villages in eastern India.

Civil Defence Minister Srikumar Mukherjee said hundreds of people were injured when the cyclone struck in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal state.

The worst-hit villages were Hematabad, Raiganj and Kiran Dighi, where police and rescue officials had recovered 31 bodies.