Cyclone Fani: Three grants totalling 7.032 million Hong Kong dollars (about $902,278) from Hong Kong's Disaster Relief Fund have been approved for cyclone Fani victims in Odisha, the Special Administrative Region (SAR) government said in Hong Kong.
The cyclone that made landfall at a wind speed of about 200 kmph near Puri affected 14 districts involving 20,367 villages. It affected 1.6 crore people and 1.88 lakh hectare of crop areas.
The 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.
The ship sailed south of the cyclone to be able to start rescue operations even as other naval vessels remain on standby at Vishakhapattanam. Naval divers teams have also moved to Odisha from Vishakhapattanam.
The 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.
Cyclone Titli hit the Gopalpur coast of Odhisha and it was accompanied by winds blowing at a speed of 140-160 km/hr.
The advisory said the sea will be very rough over central and north Bay of Bengal and off the Odisha, West Bengal and north Andhra Pradesh coasts.
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Hyderabad/Bhubaneswar: With Cyclone ‘Hudhud' expected to hit the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coasts by tomorrow, state authorities today evacuated thousands of people in vulnerable areas to safer places.The cyclone is expected to make a landfall
Bhubaneswar: With Cyclone Hudhud roaring towards the Odisha coast, the state government today began evacuating people from vulnerable areas to minimise casualties even as two flights and 39 trains on the route were cancelled. “The
Bhubaneswar: In an effort to put in place a long term arrangement to face natural calamities like cyclone and tidal surge, Odisha government today decided to seek funding from the World Bank and Asian Development
Berhampur (Odisha): Woes of people in the cyclone-hit Odisha's Ganjam district were compounded yesterday with disruption of relief and restoration activities due to the incessant rain across the district since last two days.The victims whose
Ganjam (Odisha): Unfazed by the havoc created by the massive cyclone, people of coastal region of Odisha have soaked themselves in Dussehra festivities in an attempt to put their lives back on track.Special prayers were
Bhubaneswar: Cyclonic storm Phailin, which left a trail of devastation in Odisha, weakened into a deep depression yesterday. "Phailin over Odisha moved northwards with a speed of 20 kmph during past 6 hours, weakened further
New Delhi: A cargo ship MV Bingo moving in the fierce waters of West Bengal feared to have been sunk due to cyclone storm Phailin, but the crew was spotted in a lifeboat by a
New Delhi: The very severe cyclonic storm PHAILIN over Odisha moved northwards during past three hours with a speed of 20 kmph and lay centred near Phulbani at around 5:30 am on Sunday, IMD reported.
New Delhi: The National Disaster Response Force today said no casualties have been reported so far due to Cyclone 'Phailin' which hit the Odisha coast."Our teams are out in both Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for
Srikakulam(AP): Srikakulam, the coastal town of Andhra Pradesh, which alongwith Odisha's Gopalpur, bore the brunt of Cyclone Phailin, has faced widespread devastation, initial reports on Sunday morning say. Roads are blocked because of uprooted trees,
New Delhi: Cyclone Phailin, that hit the Indian coast, a little south of Gopalpur in Odisha, between 8.30 to 9 PM on Saturday at a windspeed of 200 kilometres per hour is not a super
New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: With cyclone Phailin set to hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh coasts this evening, the Railways have cancelled all trains between Howrah and Visakhapatnam as a precautionary measure.All flights originating from Bhubaneswar today were
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