Odisha Cyclone
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Odisha to seek funding from WB, ADB for disaster mitigation
Nov 13, 2013, 07:50 PM ISTBhubaneswar: In an effort to put in place a long term arrangement to face natural calamities like cyclone and tidal surge, Odisha government today decided to seek funding from the World Bank and Asian Development
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Rain adds to miseries of cyclone-hit people in Odisha
India | Oct 24, 2013, 07:00 AM ISTBerhampur (Odisha): Woes of people in the cyclone-hit Odisha's Ganjam district were compounded yesterday with disruption of relief and restoration activities due to the incessant rain across the district since last two days.The victims whose
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People in Odisha celebrate Dussehra after Cyclone Phailin passes over
India | Oct 14, 2013, 09:08 AM ISTGanjam (Odisha): Unfazed by the havoc created by the massive cyclone, people of coastal region of Odisha have soaked themselves in Dussehra festivities in an attempt to put their lives back on track.Special prayers were
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Phailin weakens further, takes shape of "deep depression"
India | Oct 14, 2013, 07:52 AM ISTBhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm Phailin, which left a trail of devastation in Odisha, weakened into a deep depression yesterday. "Phailin over Odisha moved northwards with a speed of 20 kmph during past 6 hours, weakened further
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Cyclone Phailin: Cargo ship feared to have sunk, crew members spotted
India | Oct 13, 2013, 06:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: A cargo ship MV Bingo moving in the fierce waters of West Bengal feared to have been sunk due to cyclone storm Phailin, but the crew was spotted in a lifeboat by a
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Cyclone Phailin moves towards Phulbani, Odisha, gradually weakens
India | Oct 13, 2013, 10:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: The very severe cyclonic storm PHAILIN over Odisha moved northwards during past three hours with a speed of 20 kmph and lay centred near Phulbani at around 5:30 am on Sunday, IMD reported.
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Cyclone Phailin: NDRF chief says, no casualties reported so far
India | Oct 13, 2013, 09:01 AM ISTNew Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force today said no casualties have been reported so far due to Cyclone 'Phailin' which hit the Odisha coast."Our teams are out in both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for
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Cyclone Phailin: Srikakulam devastated
India | Oct 13, 2013, 09:56 AM ISTSrikakulam(AP): Srikakulam, the coastal town of Andhra Pradesh, which alongwith Odisha's Gopalpur, bore the brunt of Cyclone Phailin, has faced widespread devastation, initial reports on Sunday morning say. Roads are blocked because of uprooted trees,
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Phailin is not super cyclone, says Indian Meteorological Department
India | Oct 13, 2013, 07:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: Cyclone Phailin, that hit the Indian coast, a little south of Gopalpur in Odisha, between 8.30 to 9 PM on Saturday at a windspeed of 200 kilometres per hour is not a super
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Odisha cyclone: Trains terminated, flights cancelled
India | Oct 12, 2013, 02:48 PM ISTNew Delhi/Bhubaneswar: With cyclone Phailin set to hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts this evening, the Railways have cancelled all trains between Howrah and Visakhapatnam as a precautionary measure.All flights originating from Bhubaneswar today were
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Cyclone Phailin causes widespread devastation on Odisha, AP coasts
India | Oct 13, 2013, 09:24 AM ISTSrikakulam(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