10,000 villages affected, many homeless as Fani lashes Odisha
State Faces Heavy Rain Risk Along With Bengal, Andhra & Assam: Officials
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
4.5.2019
At least six people were killed and hundreds left homeless as Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on Friday morning, making landfall near Puri and unleashing its full force with wind speed going up to 175 kmph. Though various government authorities confirmed six deaths, PTI put the toll at 8.
The cyclone made landfall south of Puri coast around 8am and then got into Khurda district, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, triggering heavy rainfall along its way. Fani entered Bengal after 10.30pm, hitting the Digha coast with a peak wind speed of 115 kmph. It was scheduled to enter Kolkata’s neighbourhood via Kharagpur with a wind speed of up to 80kmph after midnight. It will exit Bengal through Nadia and Murshidabad on Saturday.
Central Water Commission officials said Odisha, Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Assam face a high risk of “receiving extremely heavy rain” in the wake of Fani. The cyclone lashed Bhubaneswar for five hours, with winds gusting up to 100 kmph damaging power and telecommunication lines.
Most arterial roads in the city were blocked by uprooted trees and many low-lying areas remained inundated. It could take up to three days to restore power supply completely in Bhubaneswar. Telecom network broke down in Puri and Bhubaneswar while it suffered partial damage in other parts.
More than 10,000 villages and 52 towns in nine districts of Odisha were affected as heavy rain pounded the state all through the day.
State Faces Heavy Rain Risk Along With Bengal, Andhra & Assam: Officials
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
4.5.2019
At least six people were killed and hundreds left homeless as Cyclone Fani hit Odisha on Friday morning, making landfall near Puri and unleashing its full force with wind speed going up to 175 kmph. Though various government authorities confirmed six deaths, PTI put the toll at 8.
The cyclone made landfall south of Puri coast around 8am and then got into Khurda district, of which Bhubaneswar is a part, triggering heavy rainfall along its way. Fani entered Bengal after 10.30pm, hitting the Digha coast with a peak wind speed of 115 kmph. It was scheduled to enter Kolkata’s neighbourhood via Kharagpur with a wind speed of up to 80kmph after midnight. It will exit Bengal through Nadia and Murshidabad on Saturday.
Central Water Commission officials said Odisha, Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Assam face a high risk of “receiving extremely heavy rain” in the wake of Fani. The cyclone lashed Bhubaneswar for five hours, with winds gusting up to 100 kmph damaging power and telecommunication lines.
Most arterial roads in the city were blocked by uprooted trees and many low-lying areas remained inundated. It could take up to three days to restore power supply completely in Bhubaneswar. Telecom network broke down in Puri and Bhubaneswar while it suffered partial damage in other parts.
More than 10,000 villages and 52 towns in nine districts of Odisha were affected as heavy rain pounded the state all through the day.
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