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Cyclone 'Fani' makes landfall in Puri near Odisha on Friday morning at 08.00 Hours with speed of gusting 180-200 kmph. </li><li>According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), as at 6.30am on Friday Fani was around 70 km away from the south-southwest of Puri.</li></ul>The ‘extremely severe’ Cyclonic storm 'Fani' has begun making landfall in Puri near Odisha as of 8 am on Friday morning with speed of gusting 180-200 kmph. Despite the government disaster management measures, The cyclone is going to affect as many as 10,000 villages. 
 
 
 
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According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), At 6.30am on Friday Fani was around 70 km away from the south-southwest of Puri. 
	
	
	
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At 5.30pm on Thursday ‘Fani’ was located at a distance of 320 km South from Puri. It hit Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali around Puri. The cyclone is expected to move towards West Bengal with a speed of 115 Kmph. Moreover, the cyclone is expected to move towards north-east region and emerge into Bangladesh on Saturday Evening, said IMD. Storm surge of about 1.5 metres height above astronomical tide is very likely to inundate low lying areas of Ganjam, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur districts of Odisha at the time of landfall. 
	
	
	
	
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 The affect of landfall has already begun. North Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Odisha are receiving light. The IMD said sea conditions are "very likely to be very rough" to high off north Tamilnadu, Puducherry, along and south Andhra Pradesh coasts till Friday. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into deep sea areas. It warned that the cyclone is likely to cause damages to all types of houses, communication and power poles, road and rail infrastructure. The Odisha government said that around 900 cyclone shelters have been made ready to house the evacuees. "It is estimated that a total of 1150,000 people will have to be moved to safer areas, of which about 330,000 people have already been evacuated," a statement said. 
	
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 Teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) have been put in place. Sinha directed establishment of a central toll free helpline for the general public and asked the Central ministries to set up control rooms to coordinate rescue and relief operations. The Civil Aviation Ministry informed that flight operations from Bhubaneswar were suspended from midnight of Thursday, while operations from Kolkata airport also will remain suspended from Friday morning until conditions improve. The railways have already suspended operations of trains in Odisha and all trains in Bhadrak-Vizianagaram section (of the Kolkata-Chennai route) has been cancelled till Saturday. A total of 140 trains including 83 passenger trains have been cancelled so far. The Indian Coast Guard and the Navy have deployed ships and helicopters for relief and rescue operations while the Army and Air Force units in the states have also been put on standby.

Cyclone 'Fani' makes landfall on India’s East coast

<ul><li>The Indian Meteorlogical department just classified the threat from Cyclone Fani as 'very severe'.</li><li>The storm is expected to hit the country's eastern coast in the state of Odisha. </li><li>The Navy is deploying ships, manpower, food, clothes among others to limit the damage from the natural disaster.</li><li>A similar cyclone in 1999, only much more destructive, killed over 9,800 people in Odisha. </li></ul>Fani, a cyclonic storm brewing in the Bay of Bengal, is set to hit India's eastern coast in the state of Odisha. In its latest update, the Indian Meteorological Department just issued a warning saying that the storm has turned 'very severe'. Fani can even worsen into an "extremely severe cyclone" by tomorrow, prompting the government to put the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Coast Guard on high alert, <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/cyclone-fani-live-updates-navy-prepares-ships-aircraft-for-assistance-2030529" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">a report said citing officials</a>. 
	
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 Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered to release financial assistance, in advance, of ₹10.8 billion to four states that stand threatened by the natural disaster. <table style="width: 223pt;"> </colgroup> <tbody><tr> <td class="xl64" style="height:15.0pt;width:80pt">State</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none; width: 143pt;">Advance Financial Assistance</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Andhra Pradesh</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">₹2 billion</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Odisha</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">₹3.4 billion</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">Tamil Nadu</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">₹3.1 billion</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="xl64" style="height: 15pt; border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none;">West Bengal</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top-width: initial; border-top-style: none; border-left-width: initial; border-left-style: none;">₹2.3 billion</td> </tr></tbody></table><a href="http://pib.nic.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1571312" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Source: Ministry of Home Affairs</a> A cyclone is a massive storm caused by low atmospheric pressure. It's a spiraling wind that rotates around a low pressure zone. 
 
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 Every year, states on India's eastern coast, especially Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, witness similar storms and often, they end up being devastating. A similar cyclone, but much more destructive, with a wind speed of 300 miles per hour had struck Odisha. It was the worst cyclonic disaster ever recorded in the last century <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/revisiting-the-super-cyclone-that-hit-odisha-in-1999/story-S0lDY1STwdrVdMravThCZK.html" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">that killed over 9,800 people</a>. 
 
 
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 The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) is on high alert to render necessary humanitarian assistance, a Navy spokesperson said on Tuesday. Indian Naval ships at Visakhapatnam and Chennai are on stand-by to proceed to the most affected areas to undertake Humanitarian Aid Distress Relief (HADR), evacuation, logistic support including providing medical aid. These ships are embarked with additional divers, doctors, inflatable rubber boats and relief material that include food, tents, clothes, medicines and blankets. Naval aircraft are also on stand-by at the Naval Air Stations INS Rajali at Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu and INS Dega at Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, to undertake reconnaissance, rescue, casualty evacuation and air drop of relief material to the stranded if required, the spokesperson added. The ENC is closely monitoring the developments in the Bay of Bengal and Flag Officer Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA) and Naval Officers-in-Charge (Andhra Pradesh) and (Odisha) are in constant communication with respective state administrations. With inputs from IANS SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/space-power-china-signs-exploration-agreement-with-smaller-ally-pakistan/articleshow/69108197.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">China is taking its ‘all-weather ally’ Pakistan to space</a>

Cyclone Fani, a 'very severe' natural disaster is set to hit India's eastern coast

<ul><li>India is planning to evacuate as many as 800,000 people using special buses, trains and boats along its east coast. </li><li>Fani is a cyclonic storm building up in the Bay of Bengal that is expected to hit India’s eastern coast within 24 hours. </li><li>The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a warning saying that the Fani has turned into an "extreme severe cyclonic" storm. </li></ul>In view of the cyclonic storm Fani, India is planning to evacuate as many as 800,000 people using special buses, trains and boats along its east coast side that is expected to hit the country within 24 hours, reported <a href="https://in.reuters.com/article/india-cyclone/india-plans-to-evacuate-800000-as-cyclone-fani-nears-east-coast-idINKCN1S8070">Reuters</a> citing an official. Fani is a cyclonic storm building up in the Bay of Bengal that is expected to hit India’s eastern coast in the state of Odisha between Gopalpur and Chandbali. The railways have cancelled 103 trains following the warning of a cyclonic storm. Recently, The Indian Meteorological Department recently issued a warning saying that the Fani has turned into an "extreme severe cyclonic" storm. According to the latest update, Fani is located around 225 kilometres south-southeast of <keyword id="60510" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Visakhapatnam">Visakhapatnam</keyword> and around 430 kilometres south-southwest of Puri, said the India Meteorological Department. Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered to release financial assistance, in advance, of ₹10.8 billion to four states that stand threatened by the natural disaster. Moreover, The East Coast Railway (ECoR) has decided to run a special train from Puri to Shalimar on Thursday for tourists in view of the landfall of cyclonic storm Fani on the Odisha coast. The train is scheduled to leave Puri at 12 noon on Thursday. It will make stoppages at Khurda Road, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jajpur, Keonjhar Road, Bhadrak, Balasore and Kharagpur, said an ECoR official. Odisha was hit for 30 hours by a super cyclone two decades ago that killed 10,000. However, a million people were saved through mass evacuation, said the report. India has a cyclone season that generally starts in April and lasts till December. The season bounds tens of thousands of people to evacuate from their home leaving severe damages to infrastructure. Both India and Bangladesh have witnessed deaths and damages to crop and property.

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