Odisha has come a long way since the 1999 super cyclone and has developed its expertise in combating natural disasters. An event was held at Rabindra Mandap, where Odisha showcased its strength in ...

On the 25th anniversary of the Super Cyclone that devastated Odisha in 1999, survivors share their heartbreaking tales of loss, resilience, and the ongoing impact of the disaster that took nearly ...

Giridhar Gamang, Odisha’s Chief Minister during the catastrophic 1999 Super Cyclone, alleges that successive governments have attempted to discredit his administration's effective disaster ...

The 1999 Odisha (then Orissa) Super Cyclone, designated as BOB 06 by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and 05B by the US-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) was the most intense ...

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 ...

Current reports suggest that 23 people have died as a result of Cyclone Phailin—a figure that is certainly tragic, but is thankfully nowhere near the catastrophic scale of 1999’s Cyclone ...

DURHAM, N.C. – A new study of storm-related deaths from a super cyclone that hit the eastern coast of India in 1999 finds that villages shielded from the storm surge by mangrove forests ...

And while it will be a while for the real picture of the devastation to emerge, the apprehensions of huge losses akin to the 1999 super cyclone that had hit Odisha in 1999, killing more than ...