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Business News/ Photos / Tough times ahead for survivors of Cyclone Phailin

Tough times ahead for survivors of Cyclone Phailin

7 Photos . Updated: 23 Oct 2013, 12:59 PM IST Livemint

Broken houses, damaged crops and crumbling fishing boats, the plight of people in the coastal state of Odisha, following Cyclone Phailin, appears to worsen with each passing day. On the ground pictures of people's suffering.

A family amidst the ruins of what used to be their house. While timely evacuation of a million people avoided high fatalities during Cyclone Phailin, little could be done to mitigate damage to the local economy in Ganjam, Odisha. Photographs: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

1/7A family amidst the ruins of what used to be their house. While timely evacuation of a million people avoided high fatalities during Cyclone Phailin, little could be done to mitigate damage to the local economy in Ganjam, Odisha. Photographs: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

A government relief camp in Humma village, Ganjam. The economy in Ganjam is tied to agriculture and fishing. According to government data, crops spread over 668,268 hectares have been destroyed and some 175,000 animals and birds have been killed.

2/7A government relief camp in Humma village, Ganjam. The economy in Ganjam is tied to agriculture and fishing. According to government data, crops spread over 668,268 hectares have been destroyed and some 175,000 animals and birds have been killed.

Raghu Nath Swain whose cashew farm was destroyed during the cyclone. The Odisha government has asked the Union government for initial financial assistance of `4,200 crore to help pay for relief and restoration.

3/7Raghu Nath Swain whose cashew farm was destroyed during the cyclone. The Odisha government has asked the Union government for initial financial assistance of `4,200 crore to help pay for relief and restoration.

More than 419,000 houses have been levelled or damaged, according to government data. Returning home is not an option for most survivors as their mud houses no longer exist, having been destroyed by the cyclone.

4/7More than 419,000 houses have been levelled or damaged, according to government data. Returning home is not an option for most survivors as their mud houses no longer exist, having been destroyed by the cyclone.

A government relief camp in Humma village. There is also the threat of an epidemic breaking out in the temporary settlements. Mint had reported on 18 October that 250 cases of diarrhoea had been detected by Friday in Ganjam district alone.

5/7A government relief camp in Humma village. There is also the threat of an epidemic breaking out in the temporary settlements. Mint had reported on 18 October that 250 cases of diarrhoea had been detected by Friday in Ganjam district alone.

A fisherman stands next to his broken boat at Gopalpur beach in Ganjam. The Nua Buxipalli village on the Bay of Bengal coast has at least 84 boats of which 40 have been damaged. While a boat costs more than `1.5 lakh, a set of nets for a boat costs around `2 lakh.

6/7A fisherman stands next to his broken boat at Gopalpur beach in Ganjam. The Nua Buxipalli village on the Bay of Bengal coast has at least 84 boats of which 40 have been damaged. While a boat costs more than `1.5 lakh, a set of nets for a boat costs around `2 lakh.

The state government faces the twin challenges of restoring livelihoods and returning people to their original domicile. In many ways, both challenges are intertwined and are likely to take time to tackle, something the Phailin survivors can ill afford.

7/7The state government faces the twin challenges of restoring livelihoods and returning people to their original domicile. In many ways, both challenges are intertwined and are likely to take time to tackle, something the Phailin survivors can ill afford.

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