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Cyclone Fani update: Packing heavy rain and winds with speeds of up to 175 kmph, cyclonic storm 'Fani' 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. The extremely severe cyclonic storm made landfall at around 8 a.m. in Puri but thanks to enough advance warning, about 11 lakh people had already been evacuated from vulnerable and low-lying areas of at least 11 coastal districts by Thursday. Let us take a look at some of the latest images of Cyclone Fani:
Telecommunication lines got snapped in several parts of state capital Bhubaneswar and several other areas. Mobile towers were damaged and power supply was disconnected in many places. (PTI Photo) -
The cyclonic system, whose eye is around 28 km wide, is moving at around 30 kmph. But within the system, the winds are reaching speeds of up to 175 kilometers per hour that may go up to 200 kmph, leaving in their wake uprooted trees and thatched structures, including in the state capital Bhubaneswar. (PTI Photo)
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National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) DIG Randeep Rana said not many casualties were reported so far as precautionary measures were in place. (PTI Photo)
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A Bhubaneswar report said scores of trees collapsed, blocking roads. (Reuters Photo)
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The cyclonic system, whose eye is around 28 km wide, is moving at around 30 kmph. (AP Photo)
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But within the system, the winds are reaching speeds of up to 175 kilometers per hour that may go up to 200 kmph, leaving in their wake uprooted trees and thatched structures, including in the state capital Bhubaneswar. (AP Photo)
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Several trees were uprooted and thatched structures destroyed at some places including Bhubaneswar. (PTI Photo)
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A farmer lies on the road after falling while crossing the road due to gusty winds on the outskirts of Puri, Odisha. (AP Photo)
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A man cuts branches of an uprooted tree following Cyclone Fani in Khordha district in the eastern state of Odisha. (Reuters Photo)
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Nearly 11 lakh people evacuated earlier from about 10,000 villages and 52 urban areas have been accommodated in over 4,000 shelters, including 880 specially designed cyclone centres. (Reuters Photo)
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A destructed fuel filing station by cyclone Fani after its landfall is seen on the outskirts of Puri, Odisha. (AP Photo)
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A strong wind blows a glass window into a building during Cyclone Fani in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (Reuters Photo)
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After the landfall, the system is passing through Khurda, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore before entering West Bengal. (AP Photo)
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Bhubaneswar is likely to be hit by high velocity wind of around 140 kmph. (PTI Photo)
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The Indian Coast Guard has positioned 34 disaster relief teams at different spots at Vishakhapatnam, Chennai, Gopalpur, Haldia, Frazergunj and Kolkata. (Reuters Photo)
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A dog walks under an uprooted tree following Cyclone Fani in Khordha district in the eastern state of Odisha. (Reuters Photo)
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