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Impact of 1999 Orissa Super-cyclone : (a) On 29th October, 1999 cyclone with high velocity winds 260-300 km per hour hit the coast of Orissa. (b) The storm surge created water level of the Bay of Bengal 30 feet higher than normal. The super storm travelled more than 250 km inland within 36 hours. (c) It destroyed and submerged more than 200 lakh hectares of land, devouring trees and vegetation leaving behind a huge trail of destruction. (d) It broke the backbone of Orissa state and killed thousands and devastated millions.
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