Cyclone Phailin, the most powerful storm India has faced in more than a decade, began to wane through Sunday morning, nearly 12 hours after it made landfall at the eastern port town of Gopalpur.<br />While strong winds and heavy rains continued to lash more than a 150-km stretch along the coastline, threatening flooding and inundation of low-lying villages, there were indications that the casualties might have been limited.<br /><br />Trees uprooted by powerful winds killed five people in Odisha before Phailin, which means sapphire in Thai and was described as a category 4 storm on a scale of 1-5, hit late Saturday.<br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit : http://www.newsx.com/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at : http://www.facebook.com/newsxonline<br />Subscribe to our YouTube Channel : http://www.youtube.com/newsxlive
