Reuters November 28, 2013 - 13:38 By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India, Nov 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A severe cyclone weakened before it made landfall on India's est coast on Thursday, and an official said it no longer posed a serious threat to thousands of people in low-lying areas. Forecasts that cyclone Lehar - the third powerful storm to hit Andhra Pradesh state in seven weeks - would bring gale-force winds, heavy rain and storm surges, prompted authorities to evacuate thousands of villagers, suspend fishing and put disaster response teams on standby. C. Parthasarathy, commissioner of the state disaster management department, said Lehar had weakened into a depression...
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