With the super cyclone Phailin now finally decreasing in intensity after a terrifying night for Odisha and Andhra, it is time to survey the damage and assess the losses. Thankfully, and unbelievably, which Phailin was bigger than Katrina in intensity, the loss of lives is almost nil - a huge testament to the hard work and the efforts of the government, the authorities, the met department, the police and the armed forces. With almost a million people evacuated to cyclone shelters, the terrible cyclone 14 years back, which claimed 10,000 lives, is now a distant memory. Instead of counting and recovering dead bodies, the authorities have now quickly swung into action with bulldozers and firemen to get normal life back on track.
Kudos, especially to the Patnaik government in Odisha for an amazing job that we should all be very proud of!
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