Heavy rains and strong winds lashed India's east coast and nearly 400,000 people fled to storm shelters after authorities issued a red alert and warned of major damage when one of the largest cyclones the country has ever seen hits land later on Saturday.
Fears of Phailin have evoked memories of a cyclonic storm in 1999, when winds reaching speeds of 300 kph battered Odisha for 30 hours.
What had happened in 1999
On October 29, 1999, a super cyclone with a wind speed of 300 mph had struck Odisha, making it probably the greatest cyclonic disaster ever recorded in the last century
Landfall point
• Between Ersama and Balikuda in Jagatsinghpur district (southwest of Paradip)
• Between Ersama and Balikuda in Jagatsinghpur district (southwest of Paradip)
Time of landfall
• 10.30 am, October 29, 1999
• 10.30 am, October 29, 1999
High wind speed
• The wind speed of the super cyclone was so high that the anemometer, a device used for measuring wind speed, at the IMD office and at Paradip had failed to record it
• The wind speed of the super cyclone was so high that the anemometer, a device used for measuring wind speed, at the IMD office and at Paradip had failed to record it
Eye of storm
• Paradip
• Paradip
Three days of torrential rain
• The super cyclone centred over coastal areas of Odisha for three days was accompanied by torrential rain as a tidal surge of about 7 to 10 metre swept 40 to 50 km inland
• The super cyclone centred over coastal areas of Odisha for three days was accompanied by torrential rain as a tidal surge of about 7 to 10 metre swept 40 to 50 km inland
Diameter of cyclone
• 200 km
• 200 km
Originated from
• 1999 super cyclone had originated from about 550 km east of the Andaman Islands as a depression
• 1999 super cyclone had originated from about 550 km east of the Andaman Islands as a depression
Storm Surge
• While the impending storm Phailin may cause a storm surge of about 1.5-2 metre this time, the state witnessed it at 7 -10 metre in 1999.
Districts and towns affected
• The storm in 1999 led to 45 cm to 95 cm of rainfall and affected 14 coastal districts, 28 coastal towns and two major cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
Death toll
• While the official death toll then was 9,885 people, unofficial sources estimated the toll to be above 50,000. An estimated 1,500 children were orphaned. Of the total casualty, Jagatsinghpur district alone had accounted for 8,119 people.
• While the impending storm Phailin may cause a storm surge of about 1.5-2 metre this time, the state witnessed it at 7 -10 metre in 1999.
Districts and towns affected
• The storm in 1999 led to 45 cm to 95 cm of rainfall and affected 14 coastal districts, 28 coastal towns and two major cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack.
Death toll
• While the official death toll then was 9,885 people, unofficial sources estimated the toll to be above 50,000. An estimated 1,500 children were orphaned. Of the total casualty, Jagatsinghpur district alone had accounted for 8,119 people.
Affected people
• At least 13 million people, including 3.3 million children, 5 million women and nearly 3.5 million elderly people were affected in 1999.
• At least 13 million people, including 3.3 million children, 5 million women and nearly 3.5 million elderly people were affected in 1999.
Injured people
• The storm had left 7,505 people injured
• The storm had left 7,505 people injured
Livestock lost
• 3,15,886 head of cattle
• 3,15,886 head of cattle
Roof snatched
• 16,50,086 houses damaged, 23,129 houses washed away, 7,46,337 houses fully destroyed and 8,80,620 houses partially damaged
(Source: UNDP, Odisha Disaster Management Authority and Utkal University report)
• 16,50,086 houses damaged, 23,129 houses washed away, 7,46,337 houses fully destroyed and 8,80,620 houses partially damaged
(Source: UNDP, Odisha Disaster Management Authority and Utkal University report)
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