Cyclone Phailin In Pics

Severe cyclonic storm Phailin, which forced the evacuation of over eight lakh people, left a trail of destruction in coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh and disrupted communication lines before weakening considerably on Sunday.

Though seven deaths have been reported in Odisha, they took place as uprooted trees fell on locals before the cyclone made a landfall, Odisha revenue and disaster minister S N Patro said in Bhubaneshwar.

There were no major casualties though Phailin was no less than a super cyclone as large-scale evacuation of people to storm shelters prevented a repeat of the 1999 super cyclone that claimed nearly 10,000 lives.

The ever-busy Children's Park wears a deserted look as visitors were denied entry on Beach Road due to the Cyclone Phailin in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

A girl runs for shelter in heavy rain brought by Cyclone Phailin in Ichapuram town in Srikakulam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh October 12, 2013.

People walk among debris from a broken wall after it was damaged by a wave brought by Cyclone Phailin at a fishing harbour in Visakhapatnam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh October 12, 2013.

Visakhapatnam: Security personnel look at the turbulent waves created by cyclone Phailin

Water splashes across the walls of the Fishing Harbour caused by Cyclone Phailin in Visakhapatnam on Saturday.

Waves crash onto the shore at a fishing harbour in Visakhapatnam district

Cyclone Phailin brings shower in Raipur.

A woman carries her belongings as she leaves her village and walks towards a safer place at the village of Donkuru

Evacuated young Indian villagers are brought to a relief camp as it rains near Berhampur.

Cyclonic Winds strike on the Gopalpur coast at Chhatrapur as Cyclone Phailin advances towards Odisha on Saturday.

Villagers take refuge in a cyclone shelter at Gokhorkuda village in, Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar.

Indian government officials sit near relief goods to be distributed to the evacuated people following a cyclone warning in Bhubaneswar.

People watch as waves from the Bay of Bengal approach the shore in Visakhapatnam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

People stand as waves from the Bay of Bengal approach the shore in Visakhapatnam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Waves crash onto the shore at a fishing harbour in Visakhapatnam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Men try to remove fallen trees from a road due to the rain and wind in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

A man waits to be evacuated to a safer place as he stands near his fishing nets along the shore at the village of Donkuru in Srikakulam district, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

A family carries their belongings as they move to a safer place at the village of Donkuru in Srikakulam district, in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

Fishermen tie their boats along the shore before leaving for a safer place at Donkuru village in Srikakulam district

A man covers himself with a plastic sheet as a shield from the rain as he walks to a safer place near Gopalpur junction in Ganjam district about 200 kilometers (125 miles) from the eastern Indian city Bhubaneswar.

A boy tries to cover himself with an umbrella during heavy rain brought by Cyclone Phailin in Ichapuram town.

A woman carries her baby as she moves to a safer place with others at the village Donkuru in Srikakulam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

A shepherd holds an umbrella as he stands on a highway with his flock in Srikakulam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.

A man tries to cover himself with an umbrella during heavy rain brought by Cyclone Phailin as he moves towards a safer place at the village Donkuru in Srikakulam district in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.