Extremely severe cyclonic Fani hit the Odisha coast in Puri early morning today with a wind speed or around 175 kmph.
Cyclone Fani may be a category 3 or 4 hurricane.
The Navy, the National Disaster Response Force and the Coast Guard are on high alert. The Met department has issued a "yellow warning" for Odisha, predicting heavy to very heavy rain in several areas. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh have been placed on high alert too.
Here are six things you should know about this cyclone:Where Cyclone Fani got its name
The name of the Cyclone 'Fani', pronounced as 'Foni' was suggested by Bangladesh. It means 'Snake' or 'hood of snake'.
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan and Thailand send names of tropical cyclones developing in the North Indian Ocean to the regional committee. Presently, each country has suggested eight names for cyclones occurring in ..
Cyclones are not new to Odisha. The worst one, a super cyclone had hit the state in 1999, killing more than 15,000 people, with most of the casualty being reported from Odisha.
Cyclone Fani will be the fourth storm to hit the country's east coast in the last three decades.
source : The Economic Times
Cyclone Fani may be a category 3 or 4 hurricane.
Here are six things you should know about this cyclone:Where Cyclone Fani got its name
The name of the Cyclone 'Fani', pronounced as 'Foni' was suggested by Bangladesh. It means 'Snake' or 'hood of snake'.
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan and Thailand send names of tropical cyclones developing in the North Indian Ocean to the regional committee. Presently, each country has suggested eight names for cyclones occurring in ..
Cyclones are not new to Odisha. The worst one, a super cyclone had hit the state in 1999, killing more than 15,000 people, with most of the casualty being reported from Odisha.
Cyclone Fani will be the fourth storm to hit the country's east coast in the last three decades.
source : The Economic Times
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