https://ndma.gov.in/Natural-Hazards/Cyclone On a cloudy afternoon, C.H. Padmini, in her mid 20s, strolls along the Rushikulya beach, lost in memories. A group of fishermen mending nets exchange greetings in Telugu as she walks by. She stops close to the water, where a fishing boat is tied up. “I clearly remember that year--it was 2013, and Cyclone Phailin had struck in October,” Padmini, a resident of Odisha’s Ganjam district, says. "For us teenagers in the area, it was the first big cyclone in our memory. Our parents had seen the Super Cyclone of 1999, which caused great devastation, but for us Phailin was a difficult phase.” “I was in tenth grade then. There was severe waterlogging in our village and all communication was disrupted. We couldn’t go to school or attend cla

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