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Cyclone hits Andaman Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh Odisha on high alert


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Great work by the respective administrations in preventing a wide scale disaster. A similar cyclone back in 1999 claimed 10,000 lives. Hopefully with better technology and protective measures, more lives can be saved from natural disasters in the future.

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Many of the protective measures which worked here will not work in case of a flash flood or earthquake. But it is great to see a lot of things working and lives being saved. All coastal states should be made to replicate orissa's anti cyclone measures.

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:hatsoff: to the Orrissa govt. :hatsoff: to NDMA Brilliant work. :finger: to the western media. BBC was trying to show how the evacuation work was not good and how the people were not given enough warning....but their correspondent in Orissa told them how it was well done. Finally they had to settle for...there is no electricity. :--D

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:hatsoff: to the Orrissa govt. :hatsoff: to NDMA Brilliant work. :finger: to the western media. BBC was trying to show how the evacuation work was not good and how the people were not given enough warning....but their correspondent in Orissa told them how it was well done. Finally they had to settle for...there is no electricity. :--D
Superb work by both govt!! Should take good notes for future disasters..
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Death and Casualty toll have been minimum......RIP to the unfortunate ones who lost their lives......and :hatsoff: to the NDMA and the respective State Govts........

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Not to compare, but the death toll in MP temple stampede is worse. Maybe they were better prepared in this case. The temple stampede shows there is no value for human life in India. No point in preparing for a big crowd. They will die like ants.

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Not to compare' date=' but the death toll in MP temple stampede is worse. Maybe they were better prepared in this case. The temple stampede shows there is no value for human life in India. No point in preparing for a big crowd. They will die like ants.[/quote'] Actually it's very difficult to manage large gatherings, especially when people have a tendency of not obeying rules and authority. It's difficult to manage a queue of 50 people in India for 10 minutes, leave alone a large gathering of this size for days.
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Actually it's very difficult to manage large gatherings' date=' especially when people have a tendency of not obeying rules and authority. It's difficult to manage a queue of 50 people in India for 10 minutes, leave alone a large gathering of this size for days.[/quote'] Why were so many people allowed on the bridge? Let in tractors, people on a confined space with only 2 exit points and then on top of that lathi charge people,a stampede is a forgone conclusion.
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Why were so many people allowed on the bridge? Let in tractors' date=' people on a confined space with only 2 exit points and then on top of that lathi charge people,a stampede is a forgone conclusion.[/quote'] I was not aware of the details. You are right. That looks like a perfect plan for a disaster.
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