Odisha's Puri faces the brunt as Cyclone Fani makes landfall with howling winds nearing 200kmph

[PHOTOS] Odisha's Puri faces the brunt as Cyclone Fani makes landfall with howling winds nearing 200kmph

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Updated May 03, 2019 | 13:01 IST | Debasish Chakraborty

Odisha once again is facing the wrath of Mother Nature as Cyclone Fani makes landfall in the Puri district. With howling winds nearing 200 kmph, situations out there are quite tense. See photos

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(Photo Credit : AP) After the 1999 super cyclone, Odisha braced another impact as the Cyclone Fani, pronounced as Foni, made its landfall at around 9 AM on May 3, 2019. With wind speed over 200kmph, it’s definitely a tense situation out there. The Indian Coast Guard has positioned 34 disaster relief teams at Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Gopalpur, Paradip, Kolkata, Haldia and Frazergunj. The state government has evacuated over 1 million people from vulnerable areas. The cyclone will continue moving north-northeastwards and will hit the Gangetic region of West Bengal as severe cyclonic storm by the early morning of May 4.

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(Photo Credit : AP) In this picture, an Indian farmer was seen lying on the road after he fell down due to the brute force of the gusty winds just moments ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri in Odisha on May 3. The cyclone after hitting Puri will gradually move towards the West Bengal coast, getting weaker gradually.

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(Photo Credit : AP) Captured on the lens, Cyclone Fani wreck havoc on the street shops at Puri, Odisha, on May 3. The authorities have evacuated more than 1 million people from the vulnerable areas and have shifted them to shelters. Over 5000 kitchens are reported to be in operation to provide food to the ones in the shelter.

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(Photo Credit : AP) Captured in the lens, a street shop in Puri severely damaged by the Cyclone Fani. Indian Navy's P-8I and Dornier have been scheduled to be launched in the afternoon to undertake an aerial survey to assess the extent of impact and devastation after the cyclone crosses the coast.

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(Photo Credit : AP) Coconut trees near an abandoned home in Puri bend with the sheer power of the howling winds from Cyclone Fani on May 3.

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(Photo Credit : AP) A satellite image of Cyclone Fani taken by NASA.

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Cyclone Fani continues to rampage Odisha and has hit Cuttack. The powerful blows of Cyclone Fani have uprooted many trees. Pic Credit: Odisha Police @Twitter

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Personnel from Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) are clicked trying their best to remove the trees and unclog the roads. Pic Credit: Odisha Police @Twitter

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Captured on the lens Odisha police at Cuttack are seen removing a heavy branch of a tree felled by Cyclone Fani to unclog the road. Pic Credit: Odisha Police @Twitter

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Odisha police officers clicked rescuing people from Kendrapara in Odisha to a safer location on May 3. Pic Credit: Odisha Police @Twitter