Packing heavy rain and winds with speeds of up to 175 kmph, cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ slammed into the Odisha coast on Friday morning. Three people were reported dead in separate incidents as cyclone Fani battered the Odisha coast. The eye of cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ has “completely moved into land” by 10 am Friday weakening its fury, but heavy rainfall is still predicted in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and parts of the northeastern states, the Home Ministry said Friday. Cyclone to reach West Bengal tomorrowAccording to India Metrological Department (IMD), the cyclone is very likely to reach Gangetic West Bengal as a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday morning. It is likely to move north-northeastwards and emerge into Bangladesh by Saturday evening as a cyclonic storm.

Source: Huffington Post May 03, 2019 13:52 UTC