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| Cyclone Phailin makes landfall in India | Cyclone Phailin makes landfall in India |
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| A huge cyclone that has forced as many as 500,000 people to flee their homes has made landfall in eastern India. | A huge cyclone that has forced as many as 500,000 people to flee their homes has made landfall in eastern India. |
| Winds were measured at 200 km/h (125mph) as Cyclone Phailin hit the coast near Gopalpur, Orissa state, at about 21:15 (15:45 GMT). | |
| Authorities had predicted a storm surge of at least 3m (10ft) that was expected to cause extensive damage. | |
| Officials say they are better prepared than in 1999 when a cyclone killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa. | Officials say they are better prepared than in 1999 when a cyclone killed more than 10,000 people in Orissa. |
| Cylcone Phailin has been classed as "very severe". | |
| The BBC's Sanjoy Majumder reported heavy rain and high winds lashing Gopalpur as the cyclone made landfall. | |
| The storm has ripped up trees and road signs, and cut power supplies in some areas. India's NDTV reported five deaths caused by the cylcone. | |
| Officials had earlier said that no-one would be allowed to stay in mud and thatched houses along the coast of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh states. | |
| The army is on standby for emergency and relief operations. | |
| Helicopters and food packages were ready to be dropped in the storm-affected areas. |