NN Ground Report: Cyclone Fani makes landfall in Odisha's Puri
News Nation Bureau 03 May 2019, 09:58 AM
Cyclone Fani, the most severe cyclonic storm over the east coast in nearly two decades, made a landfall in Odisha’s Puri around 9:05 am on Friday, hours ahead of its expected time, packing winds up to 175 kmph before the landfall. Cyclone Fani’s landfall started near Puri with a wind velocity of 150 to 175 kmph. It's eye diameter was 28 km. Apart from Odisha, the storm affected other states on the east coast – West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. An estimated 10,000 villages and 52 towns in Odisha was hit by the ‘extremely severe’ cyclonic storm. News Nation brings reports from the ground zero.
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