Friday, October 11, 2013

Cyclone Phailin - update at 1:30pm

2.30 pm First cyclonic winds felt on the coast and in the state capital, Bhubaneswar. 

2.25 pm: Thousands flee to shelter homes stocked with emergency food supplies and medicines. 

2 pm: National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams reach Bhubaneswar. Evacuations begin in Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh.


Above News bits taken from http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/cyclone-phailin-live-odisha-fears-a-repeat-of-1999_882538.html

1:30pm, Latest analysis of Cyclone Phailin shows "weakening" - Pressure is around 941mb and Wind speeds up to 220 kmph.

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