Dattatreya pays tributes to Diviseema cyclone victims
The Hindu
Over 10,000 people lost their lives in the 1977 tragedy
Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya paid tributes to the people who lost their lives in the devastating cyclone that ravaged Diviseema in 1977.
Participating in the Diviseema Uppena Samsmarana Sabha, organised virtually from Gandhi Kshetram at Avanigadda on Friday, Mr. Dattatreya recalled the sequence of events on the fateful day of November 19, 1977. Over 10,000 people and hundreds of thousands of animals were killed in the tragedy, Mr. Dattatreya recalled, and recounted the services rendered by various organisations in the aftermath of the calamity.
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