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Panama-registered bulk cargo ship feared sunk in Cyclone Phailin
2013-10-15 01:00:00| Ship Technology
A Panama-registered bulk cargo vessel, MV Bingo, carrying around 18 crew members is feared to have sunk at 19 nautical miles south of Sagar Island due to Cyclone Phailin.
India cyclone leaves trail of destruction, but few casualties
2013-10-13 05:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: India's strongest storm in 14 years left a trail of destruction along the country's east coast on Sunday, but little loss of life was reported after close to a million people took refuge in shelters. Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, losing momentum as it headed inland after making landfall on Saturday from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 200 kph (125 mph) to rip up homes and tear down trees. Authorities in the state of Odisha said the death toll stood...
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Quick Evacuation Efforts Help India Minimize Deaths From Cyclone
2013-10-13 05:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The powerful cyclone that struck Indias eastern coast this weekend washed away thousands of mud homes, knocked down power lines, blocked many of the regions roads and damaged crops and fishing boats. But reports from the region on Sunday showed the success of one of the biggest and most rapid evacuations in Indias history, an operation that moved more than 800,000 people to safety. Just 14 years ago, a cyclone in roughly the same place killed more than 10,000 people, and over the past century,...
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Cyclone Phailin pounds eastern India
2013-10-12 23:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: India was battered by a massive cyclone Saturday as more than half a million people in vulnerable coastal and low-lying areas spent a terrifying night in shelters amid power outages, large storm surges and canceled train trips and flights. With roads blocked and communication down in many areas and the full extent of the damage still unknown early Sunday, news organizations reported that few people had lost their lives, most from flying trees and debris. The early death toll was five to seven....
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Indians flee east coast as Cyclone Phailin makes landfall
2013-10-12 18:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Almost half a million people have fled the eastern Indian coast, many leaving just hours before a "super cyclone" hit the country. The vast weather system cyclone Phailin was generating winds of up to 220km/h (136mph) and forcing huge waves far inland before it struck the shores of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states just after 9pm local time. Aid and disaster management officials estimated that up to 12 million people lie in its path. They forecast widespread destruction and disruption though...
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