In addition, the odisha state government opened 4,197 free kitchens centers from october 11 onwards. Current updates latest satellite imagery and video met department updatesupdated every few hours. The cyclone caused extensive devastation uprooting vast number of trees, damaging roads, public buildings, houses and. Odisha and andhra pradesh braced for widespread devastation as a cyclone as big as india itself roared towards the coast, on course for landfall near gopalpur in odisha s ganjam district. Cyclone phailin and subsequent heavy rains have devastated parts of odisha formerly orissa and andhra pradhesh states. In india, cyclone phailins devastation tempered by. Free kitchen clearance of roads evacuation disposal of dead. Officials from odisha s state government said that around 12 million people may be affected. Mitigating adverse effects through strategic planning. The death toll in calamity ravaged odisha today mounted to 25 in the aftermath of cyclone phailin that triggered heavy rains and floods in some districts. The worst hit was the ganjam district of odisha, where the. Officials said the cyclone and the floods had together damaged 4.
Huge list of important historical events of odisha year. Find odisha cyclone phailin news headlines, photos, videos, comments, blog posts and opinion at the indian express. But while the storms 150 mph winds devastated homes and flooded. Odisha has a coastline of 485 kilometres 301 mi along the bay of bengal. Due to its subtropical littoral location, the state is predisposed to tropical cyclones, storm surges and tsunamis. Pdf cyclonic storms from bay of bengal bob are the usual phenomenon in east coast of india. It made landfall later that day, near gopalpur in odisha coast, at around 2230 ist 1700 utc on october 12. Cyclone phailins impacts on orissa and andhra pradesh, india indias strongest storm in more than a decade left a trail of destruction along the countrys east coast over the weekend. This article contains information and facts of cyclone phailin in orisha orissa.
Hours after it snapped power lines, overturned cars and ripped away bamboo homes, the most powerful cyclone to hit india in years weakened sunday. On 12 th oct 20 cyclonic storm phailin had caused heavy rainfall and massive flooding in odisha a state in indias eastern belt. Though indian authorities have effectively minimized the loss of lives due to phailin cyclonic storms. Fourteen years later, the same area was hit by cyclone phailin, which despite its severity, claimed relatively few lives. The cyclone has prompted the countrys biggest evacuation in. Cyclone phailin, categorised as very severe by the india meteorological department imd and one of the most severe cyclone in recent years by weather forecasters, has made landfall at the eastern coast of india, passing through odisha and andhra pradesh states in the evening of 12 october 20, with a windspeed of 210220 kmph. Phailin subsequently weakened over land becoming a category 1 tropical cyclone as a result of frictional forces, before it was last noted on october 14, as it degenerated into a wellmarked area of low pressure.
Find highquality cyclone phailin hits odisha coast stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images. Lastly, it is observed that a toll free number 1077 and additional telephone. In 1999, odisha, india was struck by a super cyclone featuring an unprecedented storm surge and torrential rainfall that resulted in widespread devastation and a substantial loss of life. Abstract the severe cyclone storm phailin that hit the coast of odisha on october 12, 20, brought with it very high speed winds and heavy rainfall that caused extensive damages particularly to houses, standing crops, power and communication infrastructure in the coastal districts of the state. Odisha cyclone phailin latest breaking news, pictures, photos and video news. A comparable cyclone, cyclone 05b hit odisha with wind speed of. Windspeeds have touched about 200 kmph, imd sources say. Cyclone phailin crossing odisha coast near gopalpur. It neighbors the states of west bengal and jharkhand to the north, chhattisgarh to the west and andhra pradesh to the south.
It will hit shrimp farms in the states of andhra pradesh and odisha formerly called orissa. The cyclone is expected to remain very severe for up to six hours after. More than 500,000 people had evacuated their homes, seeking shelter from cyclone phailin. Cyclone phailin hit on october 12, 20 near gopalpur in odisha at the speed of 200 kmph and triggered heavy rainfall and strong wind. In addition, the odisha state government opened 4,197 free kitchens. Assessment of drm effectiveness responding to very severe. Pdf on may 20, 2014, surya parkash and others published report. Rehabilitation at odisha orissa after cyclone phailin. The indian meteorological department in its latest update said that the cyclone phailin is expected to hit this evening around 6 pm. Read cnnnews18 breaking news, latest news from india and world including live news updates, current news headlines on politics, cricket, business, entertainment and more only on.
Bhubaneswar odisha state india cyclone phailin 1210. Cyclone phailin, one of the strongest bay of bengal cyclones in more than a decade, is expected to make landfall on indias east coast on saturday, october 12, at about one p. Communitylevel assessment of floods and cyclones in. Introduction indian red cross society national headquarters deployed the assessment team to the state of odisha on 8th may for assessing the needs of the extremely severe cyclone fani affected population.
Phailin after 5 months best practices of iag odisha on phailin and floods. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall is reported in odisha. The deadly winds of cyclone phailin crossed the coast of gopalpur at the speed of 200kmpl. Cyclone phailin was rated as a very severe cyclone that hit india in october 20. A survey report drm effectiveness in responding phailin in odisha 20 3 executive summary in odisha, the goiundp disaster risk management drm programme was implemented in 23,208 villages under 3,202 gps of 155 blocks and 58 urban local bodies under 16 districts. Phailin, hudhud, vscs, odisha coast, chilika lagoon.
The cyclone is presently around 200 km southeast of gopalpur. In india, cyclone phailin s devastation tempered by planning. Cyclone phailin hits orissa live updates helplines. Cyclone phailin displaced 1 million people in india including in the state of odisha singh and jeffries 20. Remote sensingbased assessment of impact of phailin. Ten bodies were recovered from ganjam district and balasore districts today in the aftermath of cyclone phailin, taking the toll to 17 in odisha, official sources said. Proceedings of national workshop onphailin cyclone. Gusty winds of over 200 kilometers an hour and a very heavy downpour marked the onslaught of cyclone phailin, which made landfall near gopalpur in odisha on saturday. The second named storm and the first severe cyclonic storm of the 2019 north indian ocean cyclone season, fani originated from a tropical depression that formed west of sumatra in the indian ocean on 26 april. Extremely severe cyclonic storm phailin was the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall. Read remote sensingbased assessment of impact of phailin cyclone on rice in odisha, india, paddy and water environment on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. This essay examines the reasons for the starkly different death tolls and considers. Odisha is among the states in india that are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change and natural disastersincluding. Cyclone phailin hit land near gopalpur in odisha on saturday night with a windspeed of.
Cyclonic storm phailin, classified as very severe, has made landfall near gopalpur on odisha coast. Cyclone phailin hits odisha coast stock pictures, royalty. Cyclone phailin makes landfall near gopalpur in odisha. Relief packets being dropped from a plane in a locality after heavy rains in the aftermath of super cyclone phailin, in balasore, odisha. Winds of 200km and rainfall of 200350mm have impacted over million people according to the indian government. While the naveen patnaik government keeps claiming credit for shifting lakhs of people to safe places when phailin struck, victims of the cyclone blame it for the poor relief operations, particularly in the flooded northern odisha districts. A document capturing the sufferings of phailin cyclone victims in odisha and the response mechanism initiated by a local ngo uaa in ganjam district of odisha. Cyclone phailin has cost many lives and left a trail of destruction in india. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.