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The highly populated eastern coast of India saw torrential rain and terrifying winds in excess of124 miles an hour on Sunday. Cyclone Phailin in India.
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The highly populated eastern coast of India saw torrential rain and terrifying winds in excess of124 miles an hour on Sunday. Cyclone Phailin in India Decisive interventions by the state, including a mass evacuationof almost 1 million people as the cyclone approached, were able to minimize the loss of human lives. The death toll from the cyclone was at least 43. Inches 7.9 – 14.2 3.9 – 7.9 2.0 – 3.9 1.0 – 2.0