Sentinel Digital Desk
Super cyclonic storm AMPHAN was a powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in Eastern India, specially West Bengal in May 2020.The cyclone ripped through the state, leaving 12 people dead and blowing up shanties, uprooting thousands of trees besides swamping low-lying areas.
Fani was termed as the most severe cyclonic storm since the super cyclone of 1999 that claimed close to 10,000 lives and left a trail of destruction in vast swathes of Odisha. It left behind a trail of destruction killing over 40 people, uprooting trees and communication system, thus crippling the state’s economy and normal life.
Very severe cyclonic storm Titli was part of the 2018 North Indian Ocean cyclone season and makes landfall in Odisha’s Gopalpur and Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh. Over three lakh people were evacuated along the sea coast.
Cyclone Ockhi was the most intense and one of the strongest tropical cyclones in the North Indian Ocean. Ockhi from the Arabian Sea affected mainland India along with coastal areas of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. The death toll stood at 245 in India and 27 in Sri Lanka.
Very severe cyclonic storm Vardah was the fourth cyclonic storm as well as the most intense tropical cyclone of the 2016 North Indian Ocean cyclone season. The system struck the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as South India, before later affecting Somalia. The cyclone killed 24 people in Tamil Nadu when it crossed the eastern coast of India near Chennai in December 2016
Cyclone Hudhud was a strong tropical cyclone, which caused damage to Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, claiming 124 lives. Odisha too was affected by Hudhud. A total of 61 people lost their lives in Andhra .
Cyclone Phailin was second strongest tropical cyclone in India since the 1999 Odisha cyclone and claimed 45 lives. The cyclone results in heavy rainfall in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand as well as other Indian states.
Severe cyclonic storm Helen was a relatively weak tropical cyclone that formed in the Bay of Bengal Region on November 18, 2013, from the remnants of Tropical Storm Podul. Cyclone Helen brought heavy rainfall in eastern India and killed at least 11 people
Nilam was the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit South India since Cyclone Jal in 2010 with the death toll being recorded at 75. The heavy rains and strong winds affected Chennai Port in Tamil Nadu and New Port railway station in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
Nilam was the deadliest tropical cyclone to hit South India since Cyclone Jal in 2010 with the death toll being recorded at 75. The heavy rains and strong winds affected Chennai Port in Tamil Nadu and New Port railway station in Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh
The 1999 Odisha cyclone was the strongest recorded tropical cyclone in the North Indian Ocean and among the most destructive in the region. It organised into a tropical depression in the Andaman Sea on October 25.The devastation lead to 15,000 deaths, displaced thousands.Within a month of the cyclone's landfall, the Odisha state government reported 22,296 cases of diarrheal disorders.