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Cyclone Fani: Railways to resume all train services from Bhubaneshwar from today
India | May 05, 2019, 06:37 AM ISTTrain services on the mainline have been partially restored where there has been extensive damage to rail infrastructure. But the line will be made operational on Sunday.
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Fani strongest cyclone to hit India since 1999: Skymet
India | May 03, 2019, 10:15 PM ISTIndia has witnessed at least 20 severe cyclonic storms in past two decades but the ongoing "extremely severe" cyclone "Fani", which hit the eastern coast along Odisha with a wind speed of up to 200 km per hour on Friday, has been found to be the strongest to hit the country since 1999.
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Cyclone Fani triggers heavy rains, gales in Andhra Pradesh
India | May 03, 2019, 12:57 PM ISTExtremely severe cyclone storm cyclone Fani, which hit Odisha coast near Puri on Friday morning, triggered heavy rains in parts of north coastal Andhra Pradesh, while gusty winds uprooted trees and electricity poles, officials said.
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Furious winds, heavy rains hit Odisha's Puri, villages submerged
India | May 03, 2019, 12:04 PM ISTThe extremely severe cyclonic storm made landfall at around 8 a.m. in Puri but thanks to enough advance warning, about 11 lakh people had already been evacuated from vulnerable and low-lying areas of at least 11 coastal districts by Thursday.
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Cyclone Fani reaches 80 km from Puri
India | May 03, 2019, 08:59 AM ISTThe Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department said the wind speed of the Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani could reach 200-230 kilometres when it makes the landfall.
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Odisha evacuates 1mn people in 24 hrs ahead of Cyclone Fani landfall
India | May 03, 2019, 08:53 AM ISTThe highest number of people -- 3 lakh -- was evacuated from Ganjam district while 1.3 lakh people have been evacuated from Puri district, said an official from the Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) office.
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Cyclone Fani May 3: As it happened
India | May 04, 2019, 11:38 PM ISTCyclone Fani Live Updates: Hits West Bengal, Kolkata Airport To Be Shut, About ten thousand villages and fifty-two Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) are likely to be affected by cyclonic storm Fani. Winds above 200 kmph wreak havoc. Odisha, Here are the Latest updates on Cyclone Fani at India TV
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Disaster relief teams deployed as Cyclone Fani heads to make landfall in Odisha; helpline number operational
India | May 03, 2019, 07:01 AM ISTCyclone Fani currently lies 65 km from Gopalpur and 80 km from Puri in Odisha.
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Fani to make morning landfall; 11 lakh evacuated as rain lashes coastal Odisha
India | May 02, 2019, 11:29 PM ISTAs Cyclone Fani triggered downpour coupled with squally wind in coastal Odisha on Thursday, the state government moved 11 lakh people to safety and advised the public to remain indoor on Friday, ahead of its landfall around 9.30 am close to Puri.
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PM Modi holds meeting to review preparedness, issues directions for Cyclone Fani
India | May 02, 2019, 03:11 PM ISTAt the meeting, he directed the senior officers of the central government to maintain close coordination with officers of the affected states, a PMO statement said.
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Cyclonic storm Fani: NCMC to meet today to take stock of emerging situation
India | May 02, 2019, 11:10 AM ISTFani is likely to impact coastal districts like Ganjam, Gajapati, Khurda, Puri and Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Jajpur and Balasore.
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Cyclone Fani: EC lifts Model Code of Conduct in 11 Odisha districts for relief, rescue operations
May 01, 2019, 12:42 PM ISTLifting of Model Code of Conduct will expedite precautionary measures in Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Gajapati, Ganjam, Khordha, Cuttack and Jajpur districts in Odisha. Next 48 hours are crucial for Odisha as Cyclone Fani is approaching the coast.
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Cyclone Fani: Alert sounded for Odisha, WB and Andhra | Latest updates
India | May 01, 2019, 04:05 PM ISTNext 48 hours are very crucial for eastern coast of the country as Cyclone Fani is inching towards it. The authorities are bracing for the impact of landfall of Cyclone Fani which is likely to bring winds gusting upto 205 kmph with it.
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Cyclone Fani: IMD issues 'yellow warning' for Odisha coast
India | May 01, 2019, 08:04 AM ISTAndhra Pradesh Chief Secretary L.V. Subrahmanyam, on Tuesday, discussed the likely impact of the Fani through video conference with chief secretaries of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Odisha and West Bengal.
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Cyclone 'Fani' intensifies into 'extremely severe cyclonic storm'
India | Apr 30, 2019, 09:43 PM ISTCyclone 'Fani' has intensified into an 'extremely severe cyclonic storm' and it will cross the Odisha coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali by Friday afternoon, the India Meteorological Department said Tuesday.
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Cyclone 'Fani' likely to intensify into extremely severe cyclonic storm in next 12 hrs
India | Apr 30, 2019, 01:46 PM ISTIn its 12 pm bulletin, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said Fani (pronounced as Foni) lays over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, about 830 km nearly south of Puri (Odisha) and 670 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and about 680 km northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka).
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Cyclone Fani: Navy prepares ships, aircraft to deal with emergency
India | Apr 30, 2019, 11:29 AM ISTOn Monday evening, cyclone 'Fani' intensified into a 'severe cyclonic storm'. It headed towards the Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It could take a shape of an 'extremely severe cyclone' by Wednesday, prompting the government to put the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Coast Guard on high alert, officials said.
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Cyclone Fani to take shape of 'extremely severe cyclone': Here's what may happen in next two days
India | Apr 29, 2019, 11:20 PM ISTCyclone 'Fani' is very likely to intensify into a 'severe cyclonic storm' by Monday evening and could take shape of an 'extremely severe cyclone' by Thursday, prompting the government to put the NDRF and the Indian Coast Guard on high alert, officials said on Monday.
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Fani is coming: Depression over Bay of Bengal intensifies into cyclonic storm
India | Apr 27, 2019, 04:30 PM ISTThe deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm, named 'Fani,' the Regional Meteorological Centre said Saturday.
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Cyclone threat in Indian Ocean, may impact Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
India | Apr 26, 2019, 06:31 PM IST A depression over east Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.