NUEVA DELHI.- Un ciclón poco habitual en verano que atravesó zonas del sur de Asia la semana pasada dejó al menos 34 muertos en India y otros 15 en la vecina Bangladesh, según responsables humanitarios además de destrozar miles de viviendas con tejado de paja y arrancar árboles y postes eléctricos.
Corrugated sheets used as roofing lie scattered after Cyclone Fani made landfall in the area in Penthakata fishing village of Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Saturday, May 4, 2019. A mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in decades, though the full extent of the damage was yet to be known, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo) (AP)
Las autoridades indias aún están evaluando el impacto del ciclón Fani, que castigó las playas con lluvia y vientos de hasta 205 kilómetros (127 millas) por hora cuando tocó tierra el viernes, indicaron el lunes responsables de ayuda en el estado indio de Odisha.
Locals clean up damage made by Cyclone Fani in the Penthakata fishing village of Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Saturday, May 4, 2019. A mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in decades, though the full extent of the damage was yet to be known, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo) (AP)
Tras debilitarse, la tormenta avanzó hacia la vecina Bangladesh.
Children sit on a boat damaged by Cyclone Fani in the Penthakata fishing village of Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Saturday, May 4, 2019. A mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in decades, though the full extent of the damage was yet to be known, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo) (AP)
Una enorme operación de evacuación movilizó a más de un millón de personas y evitó una cifra devastadora de víctimas de una de las tormentas más grandes que golpea India en varias décadas.
Trees lie uprooted after Cyclone Fani made landfall in the area in the Penthakata fishing village of Puri, in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, Saturday, May 4, 2019. A mammoth preparation exercise that included the evacuation of more than 1 million people appears to have spared India a devastating death toll from one of the biggest storms in decades, though the full extent of the damage was yet to be known, officials said Saturday. (AP Photo) (AP)