Dangerous Tropical Cyclone

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(Note: A tropical cyclone is what we call a hurricane in the Atlantic and eastern Pacific Oceans.)

Satellite of Phailin

This portion of the India coast where Phailin is headed will be threatened by several potentially deadly impacts including storm surge flooding, damaging winds and flooding rainfall.
The northeast Indian coast is extremely prone to storm surge flooding, which makes this particular impact a huge concern for low-lying areas. According to NDTV.com, as many as 12 million people are likely to be affected by Cyclone Phailin. (Note: The article references "1.2 crore people." The word "crore" is a South Asian term which equates to 10 million.)
Many of the world's deadliest tropical cyclones have come from the Bay of Bengal because of the region's extreme vulnerability to storm surge flooding. This includes portions of northeast India, Bangladesh and Myanmar.