Cyclone Phailin

[malaise]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-24510464
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Indian disaster teams have begun a relief operation after Cyclone Phailin crashed into eastern areas, forcing up to one million people to flee.

Officials are assessing the damage and providing food to hundreds of thousands who spent the night in shelters.

The cyclone wrecked many coastal homes, uprooted trees and blocked roads in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states.

Five deaths have so far been linked to the cyclone, far fewer than were initially feared.

In 1999 a cyclone killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa.

But the authorities said they were better prepared this time.

The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder in Berhampur, Orissa, says the authorities made massive effort to get the message out to people, many of whom were reluctant to leave their homes.

He says their efforts appear to have paid off.

The massive storm made landfall on Saturday, packing winds of up to 200km/h (125mph).

It was weakening on Sunday as it made its way north-west.

In Orissa's state capital, Bhubaneswar, crews were using axes and rope to clear fallen trees from roads.

"We've just started to assess the damage and coastal areas will have fared worse," said crew leader Upendra Malik.

The storm tore down power and communication lines and knocked out road and rail links, making an assessment difficult.

[Th1onein]

1. I wish them well.

[LuvNewcastle]

2. I'm glad they accomplished such a massive evacuation.

They probably had to evacuate a staggering number of people. I wish them a speedy recovery; that's the hardest part.

[malaise]

3. There is nothing like a previous disaster to make evacuation

the better option.

[randome]

4. From the subject line, I expected to hear something about Our Dear Sarah.

But I'm glad the cyclone wasn't as bad as feared.
[hr][font color="blue"][center]I'm always right. When I'm wrong I admit it.
So then I'm right about being wrong.[/center][/font][hr]

[dembotoz]

5. i thought so too, makes you kind of understand the world does not revolve around us

[malaise]

6. ROFL

[FSogol]

8. Cyclone Phailin can see Rhussia from her porch.

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Agree on the "glad the severity wasn't as bad as feared."

[malaise]

9. ROFL

[Glimmer of Hope]

11. She is in DC stinkin up the place.

[RC]

7. If we weren't so busy using our money building war machines even the Pentagon doesn't want, maybe

we could, like you know help in a constructive way. Besides food and medical supplies, even help them rebuild or relocate.
What a concept for a world power, huh? Constructive instead of destructive. But, without oil or them having lots of money, there is no way can can help. Sorry.

[malaise]

10. After Sri Lanka and that tsunami I'm not sure the ordinary folks

will ever return to their coastal living. The politicians and elites use the disasters to steal land from the people to build resorts for the wealthy. It's not called shock doctrine and disaster capitalism for a joke.