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  Cyclone Phailin: Night of terror, roads blocked, cellphone services disrupted on Odisha coast

  India | October 13, 2013 7:36 IST

  Berhampur(Odisha): The residents of Gopalpur and district headquarters Berhampur, 16 km away, on Saturday night faced the brunt of nature's fury in the form of Cyclone Phailin for more than three hours from 9 pm

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  Cyclone 'Phailin': SCR sets up emergency control rooms

  India | October 13, 2013 7:17 IST

  Hyderabad: The South Central Railway (SCR) has activated emergency control rooms at its headquarters here and in Vijayawada, besides patrolling of railway tracks, among other measures, to deal with the situation arising out of the

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  Cyclone Phailin triggers India's biggest evacuation operation in 23 years

  India | October 12, 2013 19:48 IST

  Gopalpur/Srikakulam: Cyclone Phailin, being described as possibly the biggest cyclone ever to hit India, has triggered India's biggest evacuation programme in 23 years, reports said today. Over 5 lakh people have been evacuated from Odisha

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  Cyclone Phailin: Emergency numbers for relief in Odisha, AP

  India | October 12, 2013 17:10 IST

  New Delhi: Following are the state emergency numbers for Cyclone Phailin in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh: Odisha State Emergency Nos. for Cyclone.  Odisha State Emergency Operation Centre No- 0674-2534177, Ganjam- 06811-263978, Puri- 06752-223237, Jagatsinghpur- 06724-220368,

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  Cyclone Phailin: Shopkeepers, bus owners in Odisha make a quick killing

  India | October 12, 2013 16:32 IST

  Bhubaneswar: Despite threats of severe action by the government against hoarders and profiteers in the wake of super cyclone Phailin, shopkeepers and bus owners in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack have been making a quick killing taking

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  Cyclone Phailin: Evacuated people taking shelter inside parked trucks in Paradip

  India | October 12, 2013 16:15 IST

  Paradip (Odisha):  Scores of fishermen, who have fled their thatched huts in a seaside colony in Paradip, have taken shelter inside trucks parked on the National Highway near Paradip port. The evacuated people said on

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  Cyclone Phailin: Army jawans move into Srikakulam, Vizag

  India | October 12, 2013 15:00 IST

  Visakhapatnam: Army jawans from  Bison division of Indian Army moved to Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam districts late Friday night to assist the  district administrations in relief and rescue operations.“Four teams consisting  of nearly  500 army men

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  Cyclone Phailin to hit AP, Odisha coast between 6 to 8 PM

  India | October 12, 2013 14:39 IST

  New Delhi:  As cyclonic storm Phailin moved closer to Odisha and Andhra coast, the MET department today said with wind speed of 210-220 kmph, the tides could rise up to 3.5 meters and sea water

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  Cyclone Phailin: Over 5 Lakh evacuated in Odisha and Andhra, 5 killed

  India | October 12, 2013 21:00 IST

  Gopalpur(Odisha)/Srikakulam(AP): Cyclone ‘Phailin', said to be the strongest cyclonic storm to hit the region, was this evening hurtling towards coastal Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, where over 5.25 lakh people have been evacuated .At least five

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  Cyclone Phailin: Army, IAF, Navy alerted, helicopters, aircraft kept ready

  India | October 12, 2013 13:55 IST

  New Delhi: Defence Minister A K Antony has put all three armed force services on alert in view of the impending super cyclone Phailin raging towards the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast. Army has been

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  Cyclone Phailin the strongest India has ever seen, tweets Eric Holthaus

  India | October 12, 2013 9:23 IST

  New Delhi:  Eric Holthaus, who covered Hurrican Sandy for the Wall Street Journal through its weather blog has predicted that Cyclone Phailin may become the strongest cyclone India has ever seen. During Hurricane Sandy, Eric

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  Cyclone Phailin may not be as severe as super cyclone of 1999: IMD

  India | October 11, 2013 21:06 IST

  New Delhi: The Met department has said that cyclone Phailin, which is likely to hit within 24 hours, may not be as severe as the super cyclone of 1999 that cost the lives of several

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  Cyclone Phailin: Patnaik says, Odisha is prepared to face any eventuality

  India | October 11, 2013 18:20 IST

  Bhubaneshwar: With a very severe cyclone storm going to hit Odisha coast in the next 24 hours, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today assured people that the government was fully prepared to handle the situation.

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  Odisha cyclone: 24 passenger trains cancelled, regulated

  India | October 11, 2013 16:09 IST

  Bhubaneswar:  East Coast Railway has regulated or cancelled 24 passenger trains between Visakhapatnam and Bhadrak on the Howrah-Chennai Main Line route on Saturday in view of Cyclone Phailin which is expected to hit the eastern

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  Odisha braces for Cyclone Phailin as it gains strength

  India | October 11, 2013 14:33 IST

  Bhubaneswar: The cyclone threat is now looming large over Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as heavy rains hit both the states on Thursday.  According to reports, cyclone Phailin is heading towards coastal Odisha at an alarming

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  Cyclone Phailin: Striking AP employees return to work

  India | October 10, 2013 15:23 IST

  Hyderabad: The striking employees of Andhra Pradesh government returned to work after a severe cyclone threatened the coastal districts of Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam,Khamman, East and West Godavari districts. The employees returned to work on Wednesday

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  Cyclone Phailin causes widespread devastation on Odisha, AP coasts

  India | October 13, 2013 9:24 IST

  Srikakulam(AP)/Gopalpur(Odisha): 'The very severe' cyclone Phailin, the worst since the disastrous super-cyclone of 1999, on Saturday night slammed the Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts, causing widespread devastation, uprooting thousands of trees and electric poles, blowing