People affected by Cyclone Phailin wait to be rescued and receive relief supplies in the Balasore district of the eastern Indian state of Odisha (Reuters)
A mass evacuation saved thousands of people from India’s fiercest cyclone in 14 years, but aid workers warned a million would need help after their homes and livelihoods were destroyed.
Cyclone Phailin was expected to dissipate within 36 hours, after losing momentum on Sunday as it headed inland after making landfall from the Bay of Bengal, bringing winds of more than 125 mph that ripped apart tens of thousands of thatched huts, mangled power lines and tore down trees.
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