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Cyclones cause widespread destruction and loss of life in coastal areas:

A

By producing extremely high-speed winds.

B

By lifting the sea-water several meters high.

C

By bringing torrential rains.

D

All the above.

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Cyclone push water and produce water which causes flood. Eye of cyclone lifts water to a height that it enter low-lying coastal areas. It causes loss of fertility of the soil. Cyclone damages building, telephones, uproot trees and even leads to death, etc.
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