In pictures: India rocked by Cyclone Phailin
Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in eastern India in anticipation of Cyclone Phailin, which hit shore on Oct. 12, 2013. Forecasters predicted devastation similar to that of Hurricane Katrina.
People in eastern India watch high tide waves as they stand at the Bay of Bengal coast in Vishakhapatnam, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.
High tide waves approach the Bay of Bengal coast near Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district about 200 kilometres from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.BISWARANJAN ROUT
Motorcyclist drives past fallen trees during heavy rain and winds near Gopalpur beach in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.BISWARANJAN ROUT
People walk among debris from a broken wall after it was damaged by a wave brought by Cyclone Phailin at a fishing harbour in Visakhapatnam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh October 12, 2013.STRINGER/INDIA
Men try to remove fallen trees from a road due to the rain and wind in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 12, 2013.AHMAD MASOOD
An Indian woman holds an umbrella as she heads towards a cyclone shelter near Chatrapur in Ganjam district about 200 kilometres from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.
A man covers himself with a plastic sheet during heavy rain brought by Cyclone Phailin as he moves towards a safer place at the village Donkuru in Srikakulam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh October 12, 2013.ADNAN ABIDI
A shepherd holds an umbrella as he stands on a highway with his flock in Srikakulam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh October 12, 2013.ADNAN ABIDI
Evacuated young Indian villagers are brought to a relief camp as it rains near Berhampur, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.BIKAS DAS
Evacuated Indian villagers eat food in a temporary cyclone shelter in Chatrapur , in Ganjam district about 200 kilometres from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar, India, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013.BISWARANJAN ROUT
People take shelter at a wedding hall after leaving their houses to take shelter from the impact of the approaching Cyclone Phailin, in the eastern Indian state of Odisha October 12, 2013.AHMAD MASOOD