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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

Cyclone Fani

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		Cyclone Fani, one of the strongest storms to batter the Indian subcontinent in decades, has weakened into a &quot;cyclonic storm leaving no more major threat&quot; for West Bengal on Saturday.</div>
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		At present, the cyclone, which is situated at Shantipur in Nadia district about 60 km north of Kolkata, is likely to enter Bangaldesh around Saturday noon.</div>
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		Trees were uprooted in the coastal cities in the state and a few places in Kolkata as the cyclone entered Bengal post-midnight hours after making landfall and causing havoc in Odisha on Friday.</div>
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		After all flights from Bhubaneswar and Kolkata airports were grounded on Friday, the NSC Bose airport here resumed operations at 9.57 am on Saturday.</div>
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		Cyclone Fani made a landfall in Puri on Odisha coast on Friday, packing rain and windstorm that gusted up to 175 kmph, leaving at least three people dead. Large areas in the seaside pilgrim town of Puri and other places were submerged with water as heavy rains battered the entire coastal belt of the state.</div>
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		A teenage boy was among the dead. While the boy died 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.<br />
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Indian Coast Guard positions 34 disaster relief teams

The Indian Coast Guard has positioned 34 disaster relief teams at Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Paradip, Gopalpur, Haldia, Frazergunj and Kolkata besides four ships at Visakhapatnam and Chennai, said news agency <em>PTI</em>

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		Have cancelled my rallies for the next 48 hours because of what could be an impending disaster <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CyclonicStormFANI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CyclonicStormFANI</a> We are monitoring the situation 24x7 and doing all it takes. I appeal to all people to cooperate. Be alert, take care and stay safe for the next two days</p>
	&mdash; Mamata Banerjee (@MamataOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/MamataOfficial/status/1124173080081731584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Mamata Banerjee cancels rallies for next two days to monitor situation

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	West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday took to Twitter to inform that she has cancelled all her election rallies for the next two days in the wake of &#39;impending&#39; Cyclone Fani in her home state.</div>
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Telecom networks partially disrupted in Puri, Bhubaneswar

According to news agency <em>PTI, </em>telecommunication networks have been partially disrupted in Puri and Bhubaneswar districts in Odisha due to cyclonic storm Fani making landfall on Friday morning. In addition to the trains (scheduled from May 1 to May 3) cancelled earlier, East Coast Railway has cancelled 10 more trains.

Indian Navy to undertake aerial survey to assess impact of Cyclone Fani

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		Indian Navy: Indian Navy&#39;s P-8I and Dornier are being scheduled to be launched in the afternoon for undertaking aerial survey to assess the extent of impact and devastation post FANI crossing the coast.</p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1124199194569236481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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		FANI impact in Puri <a href="https://t.co/s88pqKhLbR">pic.twitter.com/s88pqKhLbR</a></p>
	&mdash; PIB in Odisha (@PIBBhubaneswar) <a href="https://twitter.com/PIBBhubaneswar/status/1124181436158709760?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Cricket Association of Bengal postpones local matches till May 6

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	In view of the Cyclone Fani, the Cricket Association of Bengal has postponed all the local matches till Monday.</div>
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	&quot;This is to inform all concerned that cricket matches of this Association scheduled to be held from 3rd to 6th May, 2019 are hereby postponed owing to cyclonic storm &#39;Fani&#39; as forecasted by the Metrological department, Kolkata. The revised dates of such postponed matches would be intimated in due course,&quot; a statement from the CAB read.</div>

According to news agency&nbsp;<em>PTI</em>, over one lakh dry food packets have been kept ready for air dropping for which two choppers requisitioned

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		ESCS Fani near 20.0N/85.8E at 1030 IST over coastal Odisha about 20 km north of Puri &amp; 25 km south of Bhubaneswar. To move NNE and weaken into VSCS during next 3 hrs. <a href="https://t.co/6aGQXsNVMw">pic.twitter.com/6aGQXsNVMw</a></p>
	&mdash; India Met. Dept. (@Indiametdept) <a href="https://twitter.com/Indiametdept/status/1124194598438391808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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		Mrityunjay Mohapatra, IMD, Delhi: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CycloneFani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CycloneFani</a> has moved away from Andhra Pradesh, so, we have issued a de-warning. 3 districts in the state were impacted by heavy rainfall. <a href="https://t.co/ahjyhGHG6j">pic.twitter.com/ahjyhGHG6j</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1124198500214788097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Cyclone Fani is expected to weaken in the next 3 hours

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		Mrityunjay Mohapatra, IMD, Delhi: In the next 3 hours, <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CycloneFani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CycloneFani</a> is expected to weaken with a wind speed of 150-160 km per hour, subsequently it will weaken and move north-northeastwards. By evening, it may weaken into severe cyclonic storm over extreme northern part of Odisha <a href="https://t.co/Gx47GAqn53">pic.twitter.com/Gx47GAqn53</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1124197800680366080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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Several trees uprooted in Bhubaneswar as strong winds hit the region

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		<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Odisha?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Odisha</a>: Several trees uprooted in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bhubaneswar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bhubaneswar</a> as strong winds hit the region under the influence of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CycloneFani?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CycloneFani</a>. <a href="https://t.co/JXtmoCw1Ad">pic.twitter.com/JXtmoCw1Ad</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1124195686025658371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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	Heavy rains and winds with speeds of up to 175 kmph, cyclonic storm &#39;Fani&#39; slammed into the Odisha coast Friday morning, uprooting trees and sweeping away thatched huts, as large areas of the seaside pilgrim town of Puri were left submerged, said the news agency <em>PTI</em>.</div>

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		Airports Authority of India: No flight to &amp; from Kolkata Airport from 3 pm today to 8 am tomorrow (IST). Closure timing revised from earlier announced 9.30 pm today to 6 pm tomorrow (IST). <a href="https://t.co/pyiwK2tK1U">pic.twitter.com/pyiwK2tK1U</a></p>
	&mdash; ANI (@ANI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1124194200554131456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2019</a></blockquote>
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