Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Phailin has left a trail of destruction killing at least 23 people, knocking down lakhs of houses and affecting over 1 crore people in Odisha alone.
As the largest evacuation efforts in the country’s recent history helped keep casualties to the minimum, reports from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday night said that 23 people died, all but two of them in Odisha. Most of the casualties were caused by wall collapse, uprooted trees and in floods.
According to the IMD, Phailin weakened further turning into “deep depression” with wind speed of 45-55 kmph and lay over northern Chhattisgarh, parts of Orissa and Jharkhand on Sunday night.
A Panama-registered cargoship MV Bingo carrying iron ore was reported to have sunk in rough seas in the impact of the cyclone off the coast of West Bengal, but the crew were spotted in a lifeboat by a Coast Guard Dornier aircraft.
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said the primary aim was to minimise loss of human lives and they have successfully managed to do so. “Property to the tune of several crores has been damaged. Rehabilitation will now be done.”
With over 1 crore people hit by cyclone Phailin in Odisha that left a trail of destruction, the State government on Sunday announced food assistance packages for the families living in affected villages.
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