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Impact of such rarest cyclones on coast as well as hinterlands

Why in NEWS

The Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System (RIMES) for Africa and Asia has termed ‘Titli’, the severe cyclonic storm that devastated Odisha in October, as ‘rarest cyclone’.

Why Rarest?

More than 200 years of cyclone track history in the Odisha coast reveals that the Titli cyclone is the rarest of rare.
The severe cyclone had changed its path after landfall.
Recurvature after landfall.

Danger is not limited to Coast

RIMES:

RIMES, is an inter-governmental body registered under the United Nations. It is being owned and managed by 45 collaborating countries in Asia Pacific and Africa Region. The programme unit of the agency is located in Thailand. At present, India is chairing RIMES.

What can we learn from this?

The OSDMA, by learning the lessons from Titli cyclone, could evolve measures to minimise impacts in both coastal and non-coastal regions more effectively in future.
Odisha State Disaster Management Authority (OSDMA)