Fani Cyclone Impact

For Cyclone Fani, we learnt our lessons and put out our best foot forward. Early evacuation and disaster impact management restricted casualties to 64.

Eight flights were cancelled at Maharaja Bir Birbikram Manikya Airport at Agartala which includes an Indigo airlines flight, two flights each were cancelled at Assam's Lilabari and Dibrugarh airports and two at Dimapur in Nagaland.

Severe cyclonic storm Fani weakened in West Bengal today morning and is moving towards neighbouring Bangladesh, a senior official of the regional meteorological centre has said.

To assess the impact of the "extremely severe cyclone" Fani in Odisha, an aerial survey was conducted by the Naval Dornier Aircraft. Images show extensive damage to vegetation around temple town Puri.

High winds blamed on Cyclone Fani more than 900 kilometres (570 miles) away blew tents off the side of Mount Everest on Friday, officials said.

An extremely powerful cyclone roared ashore Friday morning in eastern India, bringing pounding rain, giant waves and wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour, as tens of millions of people in the coastal state of Odisha sought shelter from the storm.

Airtel and Vodafone Idea have announced that they are well prepared to deal with the impact of the cyclone. The operators have also revealed that they have made SMS free for all subscribers.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her election campaign as Cyclone Fani is expected to impact West Bengal today. The Chief Minister will be in the coastal belt of Kharagpur and personally monitor the situation.

Cyclone Fani hit the Odisha coast this morning with gusting winds and heavy rain. The impact of the Category 4 storm started around 8 am, said the Indian Meteorological Department.

Over a million people have been evacuated to temporary shelters in Odisha as Cyclone Fani - billed as the most severe cyclonic storm since the super cyclone of 1999 -- is expected to make landfall today very close to Puri, home to the famous Jagannath temple. Around 10,000 villages and more than 50 towns lie on its path. All flights from Bhubaneswa...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally in Jharkhand's Chaibasa on May 5 was shifted by a day over the impending impact of the approaching cyclone Fani, expected to hit neighbouring Odisha on Friday morning, a BJP leader said.

No flights will take off or land from Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport from 9.30pm today till 6pm on Saturday as Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall in the morning. All flights from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar have already been cancelled from midnight tonight as the "extremely severe cyclone" nears the state's coast, ...

Almost 1 million people from Odisha have been evacuated to temporary shelters as Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning on the Odisha coast, south of temple town Puri. While all flights from Bhubaneswar have been cancelled from midnight tonight, no flight will take off or land in Kolkata from 9.30pm tomorrow till 6pm on Saturday...

For Cyclone Fani, we learnt our lessons and put out our best foot forward. Early evacuation and disaster impact management restricted casualties to 64.

Eight flights were cancelled at Maharaja Bir Birbikram Manikya Airport at Agartala which includes an Indigo airlines flight, two flights each were cancelled at Assam's Lilabari and Dibrugarh airports and two at Dimapur in Nagaland.

Severe cyclonic storm Fani weakened in West Bengal today morning and is moving towards neighbouring Bangladesh, a senior official of the regional meteorological centre has said.

To assess the impact of the "extremely severe cyclone" Fani in Odisha, an aerial survey was conducted by the Naval Dornier Aircraft. Images show extensive damage to vegetation around temple town Puri.

High winds blamed on Cyclone Fani more than 900 kilometres (570 miles) away blew tents off the side of Mount Everest on Friday, officials said.

An extremely powerful cyclone roared ashore Friday morning in eastern India, bringing pounding rain, giant waves and wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour, as tens of millions of people in the coastal state of Odisha sought shelter from the storm.

Airtel and Vodafone Idea have announced that they are well prepared to deal with the impact of the cyclone. The operators have also revealed that they have made SMS free for all subscribers.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee cancelled her election campaign as Cyclone Fani is expected to impact West Bengal today. The Chief Minister will be in the coastal belt of Kharagpur and personally monitor the situation.

Cyclone Fani hit the Odisha coast this morning with gusting winds and heavy rain. The impact of the Category 4 storm started around 8 am, said the Indian Meteorological Department.

Over a million people have been evacuated to temporary shelters in Odisha as Cyclone Fani - billed as the most severe cyclonic storm since the super cyclone of 1999 -- is expected to make landfall today very close to Puri, home to the famous Jagannath temple. Around 10,000 villages and more than 50 towns lie on its path. All flights from Bhubaneswa...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election rally in Jharkhand's Chaibasa on May 5 was shifted by a day over the impending impact of the approaching cyclone Fani, expected to hit neighbouring Odisha on Friday morning, a BJP leader said.

No flights will take off or land from Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport from 9.30pm today till 6pm on Saturday as Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall in the morning. All flights from Odisha capital Bhubaneswar have already been cancelled from midnight tonight as the "extremely severe cyclone" nears the state's coast, ...

Almost 1 million people from Odisha have been evacuated to temporary shelters as Cyclone Fani is expected to make landfall tomorrow morning on the Odisha coast, south of temple town Puri. While all flights from Bhubaneswar have been cancelled from midnight tonight, no flight will take off or land in Kolkata from 9.30pm tomorrow till 6pm on Saturday...