Odisha has 879 multipurpose cyclone and flood shelters that can house more than 1,000 people each. The South Eastern Railway (SER) has cancelled 17 trains bound for south India and Puri in Odisha. IMD officials estimate Odisha to get 20cm of rainfall, 10% of its annual average, in the next two to three days during Cyclone Fani. Odisha high court would remain shut on Thursday and Friday in view of the cyclone, said Odisha High Court Bar Association officials. The strongest ever cyclone to hit Odisha came in October 1999 while the second biggest, Cyclone Phailin hit the coast in October 2013.

Source: Hindustan Times May 02, 2019 05:48 UTC