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| Cyclone Phailin: India's Orissa and Andhra Pradesh prepare for storm | Cyclone Phailin: India's Orissa and Andhra Pradesh prepare for storm |
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| India is preparing for a massive cyclone, which is sweeping through the Bay of Bengal towards the country's east coast. | India is preparing for a massive cyclone, which is sweeping through the Bay of Bengal towards the country's east coast. |
| Cyclone Phailin, categorised as "very severe" by weather forecasters, is expected to hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states on Saturday. | Cyclone Phailin, categorised as "very severe" by weather forecasters, is expected to hit Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states on Saturday. |
| The Meteorological Department has predicted winds of 205-215km (127-134 miles) at the time of landfall. | The Meteorological Department has predicted winds of 205-215km (127-134 miles) at the time of landfall. |
| A deadly super-cyclone in 1999 killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa. | |
| The army is on standby in the two states for emergency and relief operations, reports say. | The army is on standby in the two states for emergency and relief operations, reports say. |
| Officials said helicopters and food packages were ready to be dropped in the storm-affected areas. | Officials said helicopters and food packages were ready to be dropped in the storm-affected areas. |
| Fishermen have been asked not to venture out to sea and reports said it was raining heavily in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. | Fishermen have been asked not to venture out to sea and reports said it was raining heavily in Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. |
| Authorities in Orissa said they were setting up shelters for people who would need to be evacuated in the coming days. | Authorities in Orissa said they were setting up shelters for people who would need to be evacuated in the coming days. |
| "We are fighting against nature. We are better prepared this time, we learnt a lot from 1999," Orissa's Disaster Management Minister Surya Narayan Patra told the NDTV news channel. | "We are fighting against nature. We are better prepared this time, we learnt a lot from 1999," Orissa's Disaster Management Minister Surya Narayan Patra told the NDTV news channel. |
| Correspondents say India's eastern coast and Bangladesh are routinely hit by cyclonic storms between April and November which cause deaths and widespread damage to property. | Correspondents say India's eastern coast and Bangladesh are routinely hit by cyclonic storms between April and November which cause deaths and widespread damage to property. |
| In December 2011, cyclone Thane hit the southern state of Tamil Nadu, killing dozens of people. | In December 2011, cyclone Thane hit the southern state of Tamil Nadu, killing dozens of people. |