The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) lauded India's Meteorological Department for providing "pinpoint" information that helped authorities to minimize loss of life due to cyclone Fani. "A huge effort has been made to reduce the possibility of a loss of life," said Denis McClean, UNDRR spokesperson. Puri and Khurda districts are the worst-affected in the state; Bhubaneswar was hit by high-velocity winds of around 140 kmph. He also expressed confidence that the base would make an early comeback to normalcy, and shared that naval ships were already at sea off Puri to render any humanitarian and disaster relief assistance necessary." After the landfall, Fani passed through West Bengal before entering Bangladesh.

Source: dna May 04, 2019 23:37 UTC