Super Cyclone Completes 22 Years Today
Bhubaneswar (Reporters Today Bureau): The tragic memory of the most devastating Super Cyclone, which ripped through many parts of the State on October 29, 1999, is still fresh in the memory of the people of the State. The most intense recorded tropical cyclone in the last century left a trail of destruction in the State.
Around 10,000 human lives were lost in the most devastating disaster which also ravaged the State’s economy. Even after 22 years, the date still gives jitters to many, especially those who survived the tragedy and witnessed the devastation from close quarters.
Wind speed touched up to 350 kph during the cyclone and the speed remained the same for 36 hours. The 200 km-wide Super Cyclone ravaged all the coastal districts in general and Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Cuttack, Khordha and Puri in particular. Erasama block under Jagatsinghpur district was the most ravaged area under the effect of the cyclone.