Phailin effect: 90 lakh affected, crops worth Rs. 2,400 cr. destroyed

Severe cyclonic storm Phailin on Sunday left a trail of destruction, hitting 90-lakh people, damaging 2.34-lakh houses, uprooting lakhs of trees, and destroying crops worth Rs.2,400-crore. Rail services in Odisha remained at halt, while power supply was cut off. Massive evacuation operations resulted in minimal loss of life, with eight deaths being reported in Odisha and one in Andhra Pradesh.