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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 east coast. | India is preparing for a massive cyclone, which is sweeping through the Bay of Bengal towards the 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 the storm will bring winds of 205-215 km/h (127-134 mph) when it makes landfall. | The Meteorological Department has predicted the storm will bring winds of 205-215 km/h (127-134 mph) when it makes landfall. |
| A deadly super-cyclone in 1999 killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa. | 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. | The army is on standby in the two states for emergency and relief operations. |
| 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. |
| 'Fighting nature' | 'Fighting nature' |
| Meteorologists say that the storm is not only intense but covers a wide area. | |
| Fishermen have been asked not to venture out to sea. | Fishermen have been asked not to venture out to sea. |
| Rain and winds are already being felt in Orissa, where authorities said they were setting up shelters for people who would need to be evacuated. | Rain and winds are already being felt in Orissa, where authorities said they were setting up shelters for people who would need to be evacuated. |
| "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. |
| Reports said that there had been panic buying in the state capital, Bhubaneswar, with shelves being emptied of food. | Reports said that there had been panic buying in the state capital, Bhubaneswar, with shelves being emptied of food. |
| "I'm feeling scared and tense. My son is expected to arrive Sunday. Now I think he won't make it," housewife Manjushree Das told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency. | "I'm feeling scared and tense. My son is expected to arrive Sunday. Now I think he won't make it," housewife Manjushree Das told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency. |
| The evacuation of about 64,000 people from low-lying areas of vulnerable districts in Andhra Pradesh has also begun, AFP reports. | The evacuation of about 64,000 people from low-lying areas of vulnerable districts in Andhra Pradesh has also begun, AFP reports. |
| India's eastern coast and Bangladesh are routinely hit by cyclonic storms between April and November which cause deaths and widespread damage to property. | 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. |
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