At least 31 people have been killed after a cyclone demolished thousands of homes in India.
The storm destroyed 50,000 mud huts as it tore through villages, leaving more than 100 people injured.
Trees were uprooted and telephone and electricity lines snapped as the cyclone hit the North Dinajpur district of West Bengal state last night.
Devastation: North Dinajpur in West Bengal where the storm hit
Srikumar Mukherjee, the civil defense minister, said the worst-affected areas were Hematabad, Raiganj and Kiran Dighi, where police have recovered 31 bodies.
He is personally overseeing relief operations and has rushed to the Uttar Dinajpur district, where the devastation is huge.
The villages have been left without power, hampering rescue operations which were continuing today. Officials have said they expect the death toll to rise.
The storm was followed by heavy rains that furthered added to the woes of the villagers whose housetops had earlier been blown away.
Telecommunication links have also been severely hit.
In May last year more than 155 people were killed by Cyclone Aila which hit West Bengal and Bangladesh.
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