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Talk:Cyclone Dana

GA review

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Passed. WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 16:40, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Cyclone Dana/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: HurricaneZeta (talk · contribs) 02:03, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: WikiMacaroons (talk · contribs) 03:07, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]


1. Prose

  • "affected the states of West Bengal and Odisha in India as well as the country of Bangladesh in late October 2024." - the country of Bangladesh is awkward, can this be more specific? Or at least "parts of Bangladesh"? It just reads kind of weird.
    •  Done rephrased to which affected West Bengal, Odisha, and Bangladesh. There's probably no need to clarify that the first two are states and not countries as the wikilinks make it clear when hovered on. HurricaneZetaC 03:34, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • "four deaths occurred in the state" - are these different from the four missing people, I assume? Would "confirmed deaths" be better considering the status of the missing people is unknown? Or am I misunderstanding?
  • As a positive - this article is really well-focussed. It deals around the subject without dallying into irrelevant tangents, so great job

2. Accuracy and sources

  • "Schools in 21 districts—14 in Odisha and 9 in West Bengal—were closed in preparation for the cyclone." - Do you have a source for this?
    •  Done There was one source that had both in it (I guess I forgot to add it) but I found two better sources for each of them. Also split them and added another tidbit from one of the sources. HurricaneZetaC 03:34, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • "It was suggested by Qatar" - I see it says this in the source, but it's kind of unclear. The government of Qatar? Its weather department? Who was it specifically?
    • I guess the weather department (but that's WP:OR)? This PDF is the source I usually use to back it up when there's not a separate reference, so I can add that. It's the Panel of Tropical Cyclones (PTC) that decided these names (page 4 of that), so it's whoever were the delegates there - can't find a way to succinctly describe all that so I just put the country's name.
      • That's fair enough tbh. If there's no better way I don't think it matters that much.
  • In the infobox it says the highest wind speed reached was 110 km/h when it was a severe cyclonic storm. I assume this is in one of the sources but as I don't know anything about it I'm hesitant to put it in myself.
  • Is there a URL for the Reuters "Cyclone Dana: Schools shut in eastern India, tourists asked to leave" source?
  • I'm confused about the number of people evacuated in Odisha - the article says 362,000 people, but the source (the Hindu) says over 6 lakh. (This UNICEF report says the same).
    • I assume the 6 lakh is for both states combined, the text itself says The State has set up 5209 cyclone shelters and evacuated over 3,62,000 people from vulnerable areas and the other ref backs it up. Sometimes the evacuations are also after the fact than in the preparations (but I can add it from that PDF). The press release from the government and most of the sources before 24/25 October all support the 300k/362k figure HurricaneZetaC 15:20, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • While we're at it, how many people were evacuated from West Bengal? The BBC says 300,000?

3. Detail

  • I don't know how these articles are normally laid out, but it seems like there are sources giving significant coverage of the recovery efforts (there are some documents talking about relief in ODISHA and that minute-by-minute article in the Hindu talks about the airport coming back into operation and how clearing of the uprooted trees started during the storm.) Obviously you can use your own judgement about what's relevant and what's a tangent, but there's not really anything about the relief right now.
  • This source mentions some effects that haven't been covered that might be relevant, like airport closures, suspension of marine activities etc. Once again, relevance at your own discretion.
  • This article isn't very illustrated, and there might not be much we can do about that. Feel free to reject this suggestion, but the only appropriate image I can think of that would be easy to source would be a picture of Mohan Charan Majhi? (Preferably one more like this one than the one on his article - it would be weird if he looked happy.) Only other one I can think of is a map highlighting the districts that were designated as being at risk. But again, this matters very little so don't really worry about it too much.
  • I mean since the mangrove source exists, you might as well talk about it.
    • Sure. Only problem I had with it was it talked about how mangroves stop cyclones in general and only says that it "likely" stopped it - I was thinking of it as a potential DYK hook if this succeeds but I don't think something too vaguely worded would fly there. HurricaneZetaC 15:20, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
      • Ah that's fair actually, if it's the only source that mentions it then probably don't bother. I think I was misled by the fact that it says the mangroves "played a crucial role", but it is a bit vague other than that tbh. WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 16:51, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

4. Others

  • I see no issues with NPOV, that article is stable, and there are not copyright infringements.

Right now, I'm struggling to find any more issues with this article - it's really good, so great job. This is my first GA review, so I might be missing stuff. I'll continue looking and let you know and if MSK has any more points that'd be great too. WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 14:10, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

other stuff i (msk) noticed

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  • source 16: "Nag, Jayatri (23 October 2024). "yclone Dana: West Bengal govt unveils preparedness plan for nine districts ahead of landfall". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 6 January 2026. Retrieved 6 January 2026." typo in title
  • "In Murshidabad, four people went missing after strong winds from Dana caused several boats to capsize in the Ganges river." - source also mentions Search operations have been launched to locate the missing individuals. Police officers are present at the Ganga ghats to assist the efforts. Many family members of those missing have gathered near the riverbanks.. - could this be used to expand it? (to answer wikimacaroons's question: On Wednesday evening, sudden gusty winds flipped several boats [...], sweeping away at least 10 persons onboard, including minors. "Some people managed to swim back to shore, but at least four are still missing and are feared to have been drowned.") monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 03:15, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Also want to note that I spot-checked every source in the Impact section(20-30), and they all support the content:
    • Dana caused torrential rainfall in Odisha which flooded parts of its eastern coast and felled hundreds of trees. (Source 20: In Odisha, the storm uprooted hundreds of trees and damaged makeshift houses in coastal Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, and Bhadrak districts. The landfall near Bhitarkanika in Kendrapara caused seawater ingress in a few coastal villages even as no casualties were reported so far.)
    • Four deaths occurred across the state of West Bengal due to Dana, three of which were due to electrocution. (Source 25: “Two more people died in West Bengal due to cyclone Dana, taking the toll to four,” officials said on Saturday (October 26, 2024). [...] “A civic volunteer, identified as Chandan Das (31), died on the spot when he allegedly touched a live wire in Bud Bud in Purba Bardhaman district. The incident happened when he was out with a police team,” they said. [...] The state on Friday (October 25, 2024) reported two deaths due to electrocution. “One person died in Patharpratima in South 24 Parganas district, and another died in south Kolkata’s Bhabanipur area,” they added.)
    • Jodhpur Park in Kolkata recorded more than 190 mm (7.5 in) between 4 am and 8 pm on 25 October. (Source 27: According to the readings at the drainage pumping stations of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation, Jodhpur Park received 190mm of rain between 4am and 8pm on Friday. Ballygunge got 152mm and Kalighat 127mm of rain during the same period.)
    monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 21:58, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Source 29 never mentions Cyclone Dana, though that might just be machine translation missing some words. (https://www.shomoyeralo.com/news/290683) monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 22:02, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    minus Removed Didn't notice that it didn't mention the cyclone (I left that part from the old revision since there wasn't much to rewrite). I can't check Bangla sources but otherwise nothing turns up other than this page and that source when searching in English. HurricaneZetaC 22:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    ~700 words is really short for a good article in terms of prose size, could more detail be added to preparations possibly? Also MOS:🥪 in meteorological history.
    Schools in 14 districts in Odisha were closed from 23–25 October. Schools in nine districts in West Bengal were closed from 23–26 October and tourists were blocked off from some areas.
    rephrase into ->
    14 school districts in Odisha were closed from 23–25 October, and nine districts in West Bengal were closed from 23–26 October. Tourists were blocked off from some areas.
    also what are "some areas"? monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 22:13, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    • I mean, it was a relatively minimal cyclone in terms of impact and I tried to fit in most RS I could. It actually has more sources now that it did before I started on it, many parts were fluff which I cut, such as the previous impacts section going into unnecessary and undue detail about all the victims. But I am working on adding some of the information about relief efforts, so it can be a bit longer.
    HurricaneZetaC 22:23, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Rephrased that to Restrictions were imposed on tourists in some coastal towns. HurricaneZetaC 22:27, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • By the way, there are invisible comments for sources on User:HurricaneZeta/Drafts/Dana that I didn't think were needed before the GAN, but if you find anything interesting in them (especially the Hindu one that I marked for elsewhere) you can tell me to add it HurricaneZetaC 03:42, 14 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
  • WikiMacaroons Monkeysmashingkeyboards EnjoyLightEnjoyTruth I just expanded the article with an extra paragraph for the aftermath, how does it look now? HurricaneZetaC 01:06, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Seems pretty good, spot check is fine:
    • By 26 October, power had been reinstated to around 90% of the households where it had been lost, according to Odisha's disaster management minister Suresh Pujari. (Assessments of house and crop damages will begin once the rains stop. Electricity has been restored in about 90% of the 2.24 million households in affected districts, he added.)
    monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 02:22, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks really good, just did a few gnomish fixes. My only issue is that you said three of the deaths in West Bengal were due to electrocution, but the source says two? Didn't change it myself just in case I'm missing something. WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 02:23, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    It mentions the two outright and also says A civic volunteer [...] died on the spot when he allegedly touched a live wire in Bud Bud in Purba Bardhaman district. I thought this was fine per WP:CALC. HurricaneZetaC 02:30, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Yeah, I suppose I'll let it slide then. The "allegedly" makes me wonder if we should clarify, but I think it's probably not necessary. I don't really have any further notes for now. I'll take one last look in the morning to see if I missed anything but right now I'd like to tentatively say you've done a great job! WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 02:35, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @HurricaneZeta: In the sentence "Rescue efforts were launched to find them, but inclement weather limited the team's abilities" - is the "inclement weather" being referred to here Cyclone Dana? Or is it something afterwards but related? Or completely unrelated? The source says "ongoing rough weather" so I'm not entirely sure but if we don't know perhaps something like "the adverse weather conditions" might be better? Idk WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 12:51, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    @WikiMacaroons  Done Rephrased with your suggestion. HurricaneZetaC 14:23, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    Great well in that case I don't really have any more notes, so if MSK has no more either, I'm happy to promote this. WikiMacaroonsCinnamon? 16:26, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
    No nags on this part, go ahead! monkeysmashingkeyboards (talk) 16:32, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]
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Am I missing nuance for the word "inmates?"

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"As per report received from SEOC West Bengal, more than 2,16,000people have been evacuated and shifted to safer places/ relief camps. A total 1,42,000 inmates are accommodated in 1247 relief camps." (My bold). These inmates are literally prisoners, yes? "Inmate" doesn't just mean an encamped civilian? EnjoyLightEnjoyTruth (talk) 00:20, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

@EnjoyLightEnjoyTruth didn't notice that. I think this does actually refer to civilians since page 7 of that pdf says there's over 580k "inmates" in Odisha alone and apparently there are only 530k prisoners in all of India according to Prisons in India. HurricaneZetaC 00:30, 15 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Did you know nomination

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Improved to Good Article status by HurricaneZeta (talk). Number of QPQs required: 0. Nominator has fewer than 5 past nominations.

HurricaneZetaC 18:44, 16 January 2026 (UTC).[reply]

  • Promoted to GA recently enough, long enough, well-written. Both hooks are good, short and succinct, and backed up by reliable sources. No image, no QPQ needed. This should be good to go. Yakikaki (talk) 14:28, 17 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]