Half-a-million people have fled their homes in and around the Indian state of Orissa after Cyclone Phailin made landfall. 
Wikinews interviewed specialists in meteorology about the devastation the cyclone has caused.
Wikinews interviewed:
((Wikinews))  What is your job role?
((WN))  Cyclone Phailin has winds that have been measured at 200km/h, as it surges over land will it begin to lose strength?
((WN))  A previous cyclone in 1999 in the Bay of Bengal area of India left 10,000 people dead. Is the Indian government well prepared to deal with this cyclone?
((WN))  Despite it being the Monsoon season in India, are cyclones of this power and magnitude unusual in India?
((WN))  Some forecasters have likened Cyclone Phailin's size and intensity to Hurricane Katrina which devastated the US Gulf Coast in 2005, would you agree?
((WN))  The evacuation is one of the biggest exercises in India's history. Do you think that this as well as the clear-up to follow will cost a lost of money?
((WN))  Would you expect the death toll to continue to rise?

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Wikinews interviews meteorological experts on Cyclone Phalin