A fisherman arranges his fishing net before venturing out into the sea, after Cyclone Fani made landfall, in Nadia, on May 4, 2019. People of West Bengal heaved a sigh of relief as Fani weakened on Saturday morning and was moving towards Bangladesh. (PTI)At least 14 people were killed and 63 were injured as Cyclonic Fani barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of destruction in eastern Indian coastlines, media reports said. The Indian Meteorological Department classified Fani as an “extremely severe cyclonic storm”. Fani is also the first cyclonic storm of such severity to have formed in April in India’s oceanic neighbourhood in 43 years.
Source: The Telegraph May 04, 2019 19:07 UTC