Phailin. It is a very severe cyclonic storm, which is hitting east central Bay of Bengal and moving west-northwestwards with a speed of 15 kmph. It is lying centred about 520km south-southeast of Paradip and 530km southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha.
Phailin's wind speed is now upgraded 205-215 kmph on 11 October.
The Phailin may have similar devastating impact on coastal Odisha as was experienced in 1999 Super Cyclone.
Super Cyclone killed about 8000 people in the Odisha in 1999.Massive evacuation is being undertaken by district administrations of Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri and Jagatsinghpur of Odisha, which are likely to be hit by severe cyclonic storm Phailin.
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Phailin's wind speed is now upgraded 205-215 kmph on 11 October.
The Phailin may have similar devastating impact on coastal Odisha as was experienced in 1999 Super Cyclone.
Super Cyclone killed about 8000 people in the Odisha in 1999.Massive evacuation is being undertaken by district administrations of Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri and Jagatsinghpur of Odisha, which are likely to be hit by severe cyclonic storm Phailin.
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