Coasts/hazards Mini CS - Cyclone Phailin

Question 1

Date and category

Answer 1

• October 4th - 14th 2013
• category 5 on safari Simpson scale (max wind speeds of up to 215km/h)

Question 2

Location

Answer 2

Oldish coast, Gopalpur

Question 3

Path

Answer 3

• made landfall October 12th 2013 at 9PM local time - reached wind speeds of up to 215km/h a category 5 storm
• the storm tracked NW and first made landfall in Gopalpur on the east coast of India
• it emerged from the Andaman sea during the next day and moved NW into an improving environment for further development -> passed over Andaman and Nicolas islands into the Bay of Bengal
• was the most intense tropical cyclone to make landfall in India since 1999

Question 4

Primary effects

Answer 4

• 44 deaths
• 500,000 hectares of farm land destroyed throughout the state

Question 5

Secondary effects

Answer 5

• $696 million in losses
• 9 million people were affected

Question 6

Short term responses

Answer 6

• more than 1 million people were evacuated ahead of its landfall
• 1 million food packet for relief given by Odishian government

Question 7

Long term responses

Answer 7

• world vision coordinated with national and local disaster management teams to meet community needs for rebuilding homes, infrastructure, water & sanitation, and restoring livelihoods to benefit 30,000 people