"We are making best efforts to inform them about the cyclone and move these vulnerable people to cyclone shelters," Bishnupada Sethi, the state's special relief commissioner, told Reuters. Tourists have also been advised to leave the coastal temple town of Puri, a sacred destination for Hindu pilgrims. India’s cyclone season generally lasts from April to December with severe storms leading to evacuations of tens of thousands, widespread deaths and damage to crops and property, both in India and Bangladesh. In 2013, a mass evacuation of nearly a million people saved thousands of lives. Tropical Storm Risk cyclone tracker labelled Fani a category 3 storm on a scale of a low 1 to a powerful 5.

Source: bd News24 May 01, 2019 10:07 UTC