Cyclonic storm Phailin slammed Gopalpur in Odisha at 9.15 pm on Saturday, triggering heavy rains and strong winds with speed reaching up to 200 km an hour. Moments after the cyclone hit the town, shards of glass and asbestos strips could be seen whipping through the air "like killer projectiles".
* Cyclone Phailin: Southern Odisha most affected, flooding a concern, says Jay Panda. * Cyclone Phailin: 'Zero' loss of life says IMD chief, compliments media. Read more.
* MET department lifts the cyclone warning on Andhra Pradesh, predicts heavy rains. MET also warns Bihar to be alert, heavy rains predicted.
* Fierce Cyclone Phailin today left a trail of destruction in coastal Odisha where nearly nine lakh people were hit and crops worth Rs 2,400 crore destroyed even as one person was killed in Andhra Pradesh in a house collapse.
* Three dead in Odisha due to cyclone: NDRF. Read more.
* 60-year-old man killed as Phailin lashes Srikakulam district. Read more.
* 18 fishermen trapped in trawler return home. Read more.
* Cyclone Phailin death toll seven in Odisha. Read more.
* Wind speed is now 100 to 110 kmph: IMD.
* Our predictions were right and that helped us evacute people well in time: MET
* Cyclone Phailin leaves behind trail of destruction in Srikakulam. Read more.
* Railway signal, high-tension towers, platforms damaged in Odisha. Read more.
* Phailin leaves trail of destruction, cyclone intensity weakens Gopalpur, Srikakulam. Read more.
* World Bank concerned over cyclone Phailin. Read more.
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* No impact of cyclone Phailin in West Bengal: Minister Javed Khan. Read more.
* MET department confirms that the intensity of cyclone Phailin has decreased. Heavy rains will continue for the next 48 hours.
* Armed forces on standby for rescue, relief operations as Cyclone Phailin calms down. Read more.
* Cyclone Phailin pounds India, rescue workers start to assess damage. Read more.
* Intensity of cyclone reduced to 90-100 Kmph in Odisha's Gopalpur: NDMA chief M Shashidhar Reddy. Read more.
* Fierce cyclone rips into India; 550,000 flee to shelters. Read more.
* Intensity of rainfall appears to be reducing in Bhubaneswar and neighbouring areas.
* 7 dead. Next IMD bulletin to be at 11 am on Sunday. There has been some damage to old buildings and large-scale disruption of power and communication lines. Read more.
* The cyclone is one of the reasons why Mumbai is facing a prolonged monsoon. Read how.
* While the world was glued to news channels to see the heavy damage that cyclone Phailin inflicts, more than 500 officials of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) would be slogging out whole night long and thereafter as well for continuously analysing data and issuing forecasts to help others involved in decision making and relief work. Read dna story on the MET department's work.
* Cyclone Phailin expected to remain a "very severe cyclonic storm", packing winds of up to 210 kph (130 mph), into Sunday before steadily weakening as it moves inland in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
* Eighteen fishermen, who had ventured out in the sea despite being warned of Cyclone Phailin, were still stranded on their trawler off the coast of Paradip in Odisha for the second day on Saturday. Read more.
* Cyclone Phailin makes landfall in Gopalpur, Odisha. It will remain severe for six hours, said LS Rathore, Director General, IMD. Read more.
* Army, navy air force and NDRF personnel were ready to move out in the state for rescue.
* Cyclone Phailin caused a lot of inconvenience to air and rail travellers as many flights were cancelled while few others were diverted. However, airlines are not going to charge passengers affected by the cancelled flights. Read more.
* There has been no electricity supply in Gopalpur, Odisha, and Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh since last night.
*The cyclone has made its landfall in Andhra Pradesh, and the eye of the storm is expected to hit Odisha, according to US government website National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service.
*There are conflicting reports about whether Phailin has made a landfall, with the IMD reportedly telling a BBC journalist that it is still an hour away.
*Death toll touches five. Read full story.
* "Cyclone Phailin has made landfall near Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh," says Eric Holthaus, lead Meteorologist & Weather Editor for the WeatherMob app. "The strongest winds, rain, & surge will be felt NE," he says. Landfall...confirmed by at least one satellite estimate. It occurred near Kapaskuddi, Andhra Pradesh, India, according to him.
TV reports suggest Cyclone Phailin is 80 kilometres away from the coast of Andhra Pradesh and it will hit the coast at a speed of 230 kilometres per hour.
* Around 445,000 people have been evacuated from the coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh where the cyclonic storm Phailin will make landfall Saturday evening, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. Read more.
* Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday said all necessary steps have been taken to evacuate people from low-lying areas, and added that relief, medical and food facilities would be supplied to people affected by Cyclone Phailin. Read more.
* List of trains that are cancelled or diverted due to cyclone Phailin.
* One of the biggest cyclones in 14 years, cyclone Phailin is expected to cause maximum damage to the Ganjam district of Odisha. About 40% of the relief and rescue teams will be stationed at Ganjam
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