Cyclone Fani wreaks havoc in Odisha: 8 die, power and telecom infra damaged

CM Naveen Patnaik met senior officials in various departments and directed them to undertake immediate relief and restoration work in affected areas on a war footing

After killing eight people in Odisha, cyclone Fani will make a landfall in West Bengal early on Saturday. 

Fani, rolled through Odisha packing rain and windstorm that gusted up to 205 kmph after making a landfall around 8 am in Puri. The storm severely damaged property and public infrastructure in 13 coast districts of the state. Casualties were reported from Puri (3), Bhubaneswar (3), Kendrapara (1) and Nayagarh (1).

The cyclone was almost reminiscent of super cyclone of 1999, one of the worst calamities in the state’s history, which claimed over 10,000 lives. Casualty was much less this time compared to 1999