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Bangladesh on Friday evacuated over five lakh people from its southwestern districts as the cyclone, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is drawing closer and is likely to hit the country late night after ravaging the Indian coastlines.
Rains lashed parts of Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh as a fall out of Cyclone Fani, which hit the Odisha coast Friday, but no human casualties have been reported, officials said.
Nine head of cattle and 12 sheep were killed in rain-related incidents, while over 2,000 electricity poles were uprooted because of high velocity winds and 218 cellular phone towers damaged, they said.
Over Rs 1,000 crore has been released in advance for the states affected by Cyclone Fani, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally today. He said the government was with the people in times of crises.
A detailed review meeting was held and he had been given the latest updates on Cyclone Fani, Modi said as the extremely severe cyclonic storm hit Odisha today morning.
While heavy rain and winds will continue today,cyclone Fani has started weakening and will enter Bangladesh by tomorrow evening, the Indian Meteorological Department said, according to Bloomberg.
Airports Authority of India: No flight to & 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). pic.twitter.com/pyiwK2tK1U
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
Mrityunjay Mohapatra, IMD, Delhi: In the next 3 hours, #CycloneFani 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 pic.twitter.com/Gx47GAqn53
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
Indian Navy's P-8I and Dornier are being scheduled to be launched this afternoon for undertaking aerial survey to assess the extent of impact and devastation after cyclone Fani crossing the coast, ANI reported citing the Indian Navy.
Andhra Pradesh: People take refuge in a shelter in Ichchapuram town of Srikakulam district. Some houses were damaged in the rain and wind experienced by the district today. IMD says the system influence will be prevalent in Srikakulam for next 12 hours. #CycloneFani pic.twitter.com/qIkVEnjStZ
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
#WATCH #CycloneFani hits Puri in Odisha. pic.twitter.com/X0HlYrS0rf
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
#WATCH Rain and strong winds hit Paradip, Odisha. #CycloneFani pic.twitter.com/YJZ7oCS191
— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019
With inputs from PTI
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