Cyclone Fani LIVE updates: 12 killed in Bangladesh, 12 in Odisha

Cyclone Fani is being seen as the most severe cyclonic storm over the east coast in nearly two decades. Stay with us for latest updates

7:49 PM

Cyclone Fani wrecks havoc in Odisha, adjoining area: Skymet

7:45 PM

Tower collapses in 400 KV Baripada-Pandiabili line near Chandka

7:45 PM

Bhubaneshwar flight operations expected to begin by 1 pm on Saturday

7:09 PM

Visuals of heavy rainfall and strong winds from West Bengal's Digha

6:34 PM

Visuals from Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar after cylone Fani hit Odisha

6:31 PM

Cyclone Fani causes extensive damage to kuchha houses, old buildings and temporary shops in Puri

6:12 PM

Severity of cyclones in Bay of Bengal on the rise, say scientists

The Indian subcontinent, particularly India and Bangladesh, might have to brace for cyclones similar to Fani, termed extremely severe, in the years to come.

 

The pattern of cyclones over the Bay of Bengal in the last few decades shows that the intensity of cyclones in the region is on the rise. Climate change, leading to higher sea temperatures, is to be blamed for this impending threat, say scientists. Read more

 

5:47 PM

AIIMS PG exam, scheduled on 5th May, cancelled for Bhubaneshwar centre

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5:27 PM

Visuals: Cyclone Fani batters Bhubaneswar airport

5:07 PM

Named after the storm: Odisha woman calls her newborn baby 'Fani'

A baby was born in an Odisha railway hospital as the extremely severe storm wreaked its havoc on Friday and her name came to officials in a flash -- she could only be Lady Fani for them.

 

The baby was born at 11.03 am in the railway hospital in Mancheswar, barely five km from the Odisha capital Bhubaneswar, officials said. Read more 

 

4:45 PM

Odisha has evacuated nearly 1.1 million people

The state administration had evacuated nearly 11 lakh people two days ahead of the cyclone from about 10,000 villages and 52 urban agglomerations in probably the largest evacuation exercise at the time of a natural calamity in the country.

 

The evacuees have been accommodated in over 4,000 shelters, including 880 specially designed cyclone centres.

4:40 PM

Heavy rainfall predicted in Odisha and its neighbouring states

Moderate rainfall is expected at most places, heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places and extremely heavy rains at isolated places over coastal Odisha and adjoining districts of interior parts of the state on Friday.

 

Most places in Odisha is likely to receive light to moderate rains on Saturday with heavy to very heavy rainfall occurring at isolated places in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts.

 

In Andhra Pradesh, light to moderate rainfall is likely at most places with heavy to very heavy rains at isolated places over Srikakulam district on Friday. Also light to moderate rainfall is likely in West Bengal on Friday, with heavy to very heavy showers at a few places and extremely heavy rains at isolated places.

 

Light to moderate rainfall is expected at most places and heavy rains at isolated places over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on Saturday.

4:23 PM

Cyclone 'Fani' bites Odisha

Cyclone 'Fani' rolled through Odisha on Friday, packing rain and windstorm that gusted up to 175 kmph, leaving at least three people dead, blowing away thatched houses, and swamping towns and villages.

 

While a teenage boy was killed when a tree collapsed on him in Puri, flying debris from a concrete structure left a woman dead in Nayagarh. An elderly woman died of heart attack at a relief shelter in Kendrapara district. Read more