A violent cyclone hit India's eastern coast on Friday 29 October 1999, crossing the coast at approximately 600 km south (east of the port of Paradeep in Orissa State), Paradeep port was very heavily damaged. Winds of up to 260 kph (155 mph) and 20 foot tidal waves flattened homes, trees and electricity utility poles, causing massive destruction and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of families in the districts of Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri and Bhubaneshwar. The Indian Government has stated that in total over 15 million people have been affected by the cyclone, with millions of families losing their homes or experiencing severe damage to their homes. Firmer figures on the numbers killed are now being gathered, although in the fishing communities there are still considerable numbers of people who are unaccounted for.The latest estimates of people killed range from 5,000 to 7,000, but this figure will take some time to confirm. Communications systems have broken down and travel is still difficult due to flooding and infrastructural damage, although the water levels are now receding significantly and many of the vital communications are now being restored.

 

 

 

 

One past disaster that was a big thing here in the United States was Katrina. Katrina was a huge hurricane in Louisiana back in 2005.

People still have not gotten over Katrina after 5 years. People were moved out of Louisiana during the storm so that they would not be killed. Many people ended up dieing anyway because we could not get to them in time to save them.

Many houses were drowned in the storm along with things close to people hearts like: pets, children, parents, and keep sakes.

People are still trying to get over Katrina but we have come far over 5 years. Rahja