New Delhi, India (CNN) What is expected to be India's strongest landfalling tropical cyclone in nearly five years is barreling towards 100 million people on the east coast, causing officials to begin emergency evacuations. Cyclone Fani is due to make landfall in Odisha state on Friday. As Fani was classified as an "extremely severe cyclonic storm" in India, the country's Coast Guard and Navy deployed ships and helicopters for relief and rescue operations. Some 900 cyclone shelters have been set up across Odisha to house evacuees and school is canceled across the state on Thursday and Friday. Teams are going door to door to warn people.

Source: CNN May 02, 2019 08:03 UTC