Cyclone Fani tore through India's eastern coast on Friday as a Grade 5 storm, lashing beaches with rain and wind gusting up to 205 km/h, and affecting weather as far away as Mount Everest. By Friday afternoon, Fani had weakened to a "very severe" storm as it moved north-northeast toward the Indian state of West Bengal. Villagers sit on a vehicle as they leave for a safer place ahead of Cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Konark in Odisha on Thursday. Rohingya camp could be in harm's wayOn India's cyclone scale, Fani is the second-most severe, equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane. pic.twitter.com/naSqISmZj4 —@UNHCR_BGDIn the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh just south of Odisha, Fani topped electricity poles and uprooted others, leaving them in sharp angles.

Source: CBC News May 03, 2019 05:18 UTC