In 1999, the Odisha cyclone lingered for more than a day on India’s eastern coast, and killed more than 10,000 people. The state of Odisha was stuck again in 2013 by Cyclone Phailin, which ...

Why did I survive?” she asked. As Odisha (then Orissa) gears up to face Cyclone Dana, it’s perhaps time to remember how in 1999, the worst ever storm of the country in over five decades ripped ...

Twenty-five years after the devastating super-cyclone of October 29-30, 1999, which tore through coastal Odisha, most survivors have managed to rebuild their lives despite the challenges of ...

Rao said after the 'super cyclone' in 1999 the Odisha government had established a good number of fire stations with sufficient staff in all the districts and important towns. Srikakulam district ...