On the 25th of May 2009, a deep depression coiled over Bay of Bengal became Cyclonic formation “Aila” which struck the coastal districts of West Bengal with wind speeds over 90 kmph causing immense devastation in the region. The river banks breached at several locations as incessant rains caused river waters raise to unprecedented levels inundating farm lands, submerged houses in hundreds of villages resulting in hundreds of casualties and rendering millions of people homeless.
Read the full story here :
(Thanks to Jose Jacob, National Institute of Amateur Radio, Hyderabad for the report & to radioandmusic.com for publishing the same)
Full report with pictures in pdf format can be downloaded from here :
Amateur Radio in Cyclone Aila :
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