The impact of Cyclone Fani has begun. HR Biswas, Director of Met Department, Bhubaneswar told ANI that the impact of landfall process has started. The wind of the strong Cyclone Fani could go up to 200-300, while it makes the landfall, warned Indian Meteorological Department. Usually, Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal creates a ruckus, but Cyclone Fani in Odisha is going to leave a lot of residue behind it. Cyclone in India is the most devastating calamity which usually claims a lot.
Cyclone Fani has hit the Puri district in Odisha. Meanwhile, fresh visuals from the coastal town of Digha in West Bengal are out now. According to the Met Dept, the impact of landfall process has begun. Likewise, NDRF personnel at Paradip sea beach vacate the area as strong winds and rain hit the region. Cyclone Fani has made landfall in Puri district.
Cyclone Fani is also known as FONI which is said to be the most severe cyclonic storm since the super cyclone of 1999 that claimed close to 10,000 lives. In 1999, Cyclone left a trail of destruction in vast swathes of the state, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre.
Odisha: Heavy rainfall and strong winds hit Ganjam as #FANI cyclone hits Puri coast with wind speed of above 175km/per hour. pic.twitter.com/30jdhND8L7
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
India Meteorological Department on #CycloneFani : After landfall, it is very likely to move north-northeastwards, weaken gradually and emerge into Gangetic West Bengal as a severed cyclonic storm and move to Bangladesh after weakening. pic.twitter.com/6FD45MK8G1
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#CycloneFani: 13 Navy aircraft are at standby in Visakhapatnam to carry out damage assessment and relief distribution requirements.
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#WATCH Rain and strong winds hit Bhubaneswar as #FANI cyclone hits Puri coast with wind speed of above 175km/per hour. pic.twitter.com/QZYkk1EALI
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IMD Hyderabad: Winds in Puri, Odisha are blowing at a maximum speed of 240-245 km per hour and heavy to very heavy rains are continuing over the Odisha coast. After landfall, the impact is likely to reduce and it is likely to move towards West Bengal coast. pic.twitter.com/kqafWJxBD0
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R Shukla, IMD Paradip, Odisha: Landfall process started around 8 AM&is expected to complete within 2 hrs. Then it's expected to move north-northeastwards, covering all dists in coastal Odisha, towards WB. Wind speed of 35 km/hr recorded in latest updates at 9 AM & it'll increase. pic.twitter.com/Qllp0A4Xek
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Andhra Pradesh: Relief operation by NDRF (National Disaster Response Force) is underway in Kotturu Mandal of Srikakulam which received rain and experienced strong winds today. #CycloneFani has made a landfall in Odisha's Puri. (Pic source: NDRF) pic.twitter.com/gzTZUzWMHT
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HR Biswas, Director, Met Dept, Bhubaneswar: Extremely severe cyclone Fani landfall started at 8 AM. Some of the portion of the eye has already entered land area. It'll take 2 more hrs to complete landfall process. Landfall position is close to Puri. It'll continue upto 10.30 AM. pic.twitter.com/QaG2CGgmYg
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#WATCH #CycloneFani hits Puri in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/X0HlYrS0rf
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Preparing for the aftermath of #CycloneFANI, Indian Coast Guard has positioned 34 Disaster Relief Teams at Vizag, Chennai, Paradip, Gopalpur, Haldia, Frazergunj and Kolkata besides four Coast Guard ships at Vizag and Chennai pic.twitter.com/NhiktawLDM
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#WATCH Rain and strong winds hit Paradip, Odisha. #CycloneFani pic.twitter.com/YJZ7oCS191
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Andhra Pradesh: Strong winds hit Visakhapatnam as #CycloneFani makes landfall in Odisha's Puri. pic.twitter.com/horXzAifNR
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Odisha: NDRF personnel at Paradip sea beach ask locals to vacate the area as strong winds and rain hit the region. #CycloneFani is expected to make landfall in Puri district soon. pic.twitter.com/h18cJaxmul
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
#WATCH Visuals from coastal town of Digha in West Bengal as #CycloneFani is expected to make landfall in Odisha's Puri district by 11 am. According to the Met Dept, the impact of landfall process has begun. pic.twitter.com/R5iJY4vjGD
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
HR Biswas, Director, Met Dept, Bhubaneswar: The impact of landfall process has started. Fani will make a landfall between 8-11 am. In the morning at 6:31 AM it was 70 km south-southwest of Puri, it is moving now. #CyclonicStormFANI pic.twitter.com/1eUfqYCXXl
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
