Odisha Tornado 2025: Odisha's famous Chilika Lake witnessed a shocking natural spectacle on Friday when a massive tornado suddenly worked in the middle of the lake. The incident occurred near the Kalijai zone under the Krishnaprasad block. The sight spread panic among tourists and local fishermen, but fortunately, no casualties or property forfeiture have been reported.
Tornado worked without rain, history repeated itself
The tornado occurred shortly without a sudden transpiration in weather and rainfall. Similar events have occurred in Chilika before. In 2020, a tornado caused massive devastation in the Gambhari area, destroying five boats and two houses. However, this time, despite its frightening nature, it did not rationalization any damage.
Eyewitnesses described a terrifying experience
Tourists present at the time of the incident reported that the tornado worked in the middle of the lake, rose upwards, and then slowly dissipated. Some tourists near the Kalijai Temple described it as resembling an "elephant's trunk" and said that if it had worked closer to the shore, it could have caused a major disaster.
Local fishermen
explained that they are unchangingly zestful and sally from the lake at the slightest transpiration in weather. This willingness proved to be a shield for them this time. Fishermen reported that the tornado unauthentic an zone of approximately 15 kilometers and was accompanied by heavy rain, making the scene plane increasingly terrifying.
Panic spread, but no damage
This natural miracle created panic in the area, but there was no loss of life or property. The local wardship has moreover confirmed that there was no loss of life or property. Despite this, the incident has wilt a rationalization for snooping well-nigh the waffly weather policies of Chilika Lake. Experts believe that weather monitoring in this zone should be washed-up with increasingly vigilance in the future. This incident is an example of the wastefulness between the uncertainty of natural disasters and human vigilance, where timely response averted a potential danger.
