MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECT

(MDP)
Subject:- MATH
TOPIC:
Weather & Climate
SUB-TOPIC:
Data interpretation about loss of lives and
property in last 5 major cyclones

NAME: Anwesha Behera

Class; 7 Sec:- ‘C’ Roll no:-
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 Cyclone Phalin - 2013
Cyclone Phailin made landfall near Gopalpur, in India’s Odisha state, on Oct. 12,
2013, at 9 p.m. local time. It was the strongest storm to hit India in 14 years, bringing
winds of 140 mph and torrential rain that toppled trees and power lines along 250
miles of the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coastlines.Cyclone Phailin killed 23 people
and affected about 9 million residents. More than 1 million people were evacuated
ahead of its landfall to avoid a repeat of the death toll of a 1999 cyclone, which killed
10,000 people. Phailin also destroyed crops worth more than $394 million along with
hundreds of thousands of houses, schools, and other buildings.Cyclone Phailin was
the largest storm to hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh states in 14 years.India’s
disaster ministry expected Phailin to come ashore as a super cyclone, with winds in
excess of 157 mph, but the storm made landfall as a Category 4 at 125 mph.The
evacuation of about 1 million coastal dwellers was the largest evacuation for a storm
in India’s history, according to disaster officials.The cyclone damaged or destroyed
more than 5,000 educational facilities.
 Cyclone Gaja- 2018
Cyclone Gaja which formed as a depression near Andaman became a severe
cyclone when it made landfall in Tamil Nadu between Nagapattinam and
Vedaranyam. The cyclone has left massive destruction in its wake. According to the
last statement by Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami, 13 people lost their
lives in the cyclone and the rains that followed. Besides the loss of lives, 1471 huts
were partially damaged and 216 fully destroyed.The severe cyclone had a wind
speed of above 90 to 100 kmph and reached up to 110 kmph when the eye of the
storm made the landfall at 1.40 am in Nagapattinam.The strong winds caused
severe damage to property and trees in the districts that it passed through. In
Vedaranyam, Velankanni, Nagapattinam, Thiruvrur, Karaikal and Trichy trees were
uprooted, crops were destroyed, buildings collapsed and many have now become
homeless. The cyclone has caused 13,000 transformers to fall down and 5000 trees
have been uprooted.
 Cyclone Vayu - 1998
The Gujarat government seems to have learnt a lesson from the severe damage caused by the
June 4, 1998 “super-cyclone” to Kandla port that also claimed hundreds of lives.Some estimates
suggested that around 10,000 people had been killed by the 1998 cyclone which originated near
the Lakshadweep Islands and was categorised as ARB02 (03A). About 20 vessels and ships,
weighing 20,000 to 40,000 tons were swept away to Satsaida island, situated off Kandla port.
Thousands of animals also perished and over 1.50 lakh houses and other structures collapsed.
The cyclone had caused an estimated loss of $3 billion (Rs 12,000 crore) at that time. Insurance
companies lost crores of rupees.The cyclone was formed on June 4, 1998 and left the region only
on June 10, 1998. It had left in its wake a trail of death and destruction, by the time it had
 Cyclone Jawad - 2021
Cyclone Jawad formed in the Bay of Bengal around noon on Friday, and is expected to

travel along the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts on Saturday before reaching Puri

district on Sunday morning, the closest it will get to land. This is the third cyclone after

Yaas and Gulab to reach Odisha in 2021. Presently, squally winds with speeds between 60

to 70 kmph are prevailing along these coastal states. Jawad, which had intensified into a

deep depression on Friday morning, rapidly strengthened into a cyclonic storm by noon.

As per the latest satellite observations, it was located 420 km south-southeast of

Visakhapatnam, 650 km south-southeast of Paradip and 530 km south-southeast of

 Cyclone Fani - 2019
Cyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha at a wind speed of about 200 kmph on
May 3 2019. Cyclone Fani devastated as many as 20,367 villages in 14 coastal
districts of Odisha. Besides, the cyclone affected 1.6 crore people and damaged
1.88 lakh hectares of agricultural land. "A total of 5,56,761 houses have either
been fully or severely or partially damaged in the cyclone while 64 people lost
their lives. Twelve persons received grievous injuries and the cyclone killed
2,650 large animals,3,631 small animals and 53,26,905 poultry
birds.Odisha was severely affected by the cyclone and has submitted a
memorandum seeking an assistance of Rs 5,227.68 crore. Fani killed at least 89
people in eastern India and Bangladesh and caused about US$8.1 billion in
damages in both India and Bangladesh, mostly in Odisha, in India.