Cyclone Phailin lashes Odisha

This photo provided by the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center shows Cyclone Phailin. (AP Photo)

Villagers take refuge in a cyclone shelter at Gokhorkuda village in, Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar. (AP Photo)

Evacuated villagers eat food at a temporary cyclone shelter in Chatrapur in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar.

Evacuated villagers eat food in a temporary cyclone shelter in Chatrapur, in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar.(AP Photo)

Indian government officials stand near a stack of relief good to be distributed to evacuated people following a cyclone warning in Bhubaneswar.(AP Photo)

Indian laborers prepare relief materials following a cyclone warning at a temporary relief distribution center in Bhubaneswar.(AP Photo)

Evacuated villagers get down from a truck at a relief camp as it rains near Berhampur.

Evacuated villagers take shelter in a school building following a cyclone warning in Berhampur.(AP Photo)

People run for cover following a cyclone warning at Gopalpur beach in Odisha.(AP Photo)

People watch high tide waves as they stand at the Bay of Bengal coast in Vishakhapatnam.(AP Photo)

Man holds an umbrella as he heads towards a cyclone shelter near Chatrapur in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar.(AP Photo)

Hundreds of thousands of people living along India's eastern coastline were taking shelter Saturday from a massive, powerful cyclone Phailin that was set to reach land packing destructive winds and heavy rains. (AP Photo)