Cyclone Fani, which hit Odisha on Friday, entered Kolkata’s neighbourhood via Kharagpur with a wind speed of up to 80kmph. It will exit Bengal through Nadia and Murshidabad on Saturday afternoon and sail towards Bangladesh. Stay with TOI for live updatesRead Less
Cyclone Fani death toll rises to 16, massive restoration work mounted, reports PTI.
Trains originating from Bhubaneswar will start normally from Sunday, no train to Puri till May 10, says East Coast Railway.
IAF sends 3 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to Bhubaneswar from Hindan Air Base for humanitarian aid and disaster relief, reports ANI.
Indian Air Force sends 3 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to Bhubaneswar from Hindan Air Base for humanitarian aid an… https://t.co/HsxGuePQuR
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East Coast Railway will restore 14 passenger train services from May 5, reports ANI.
East Coast Railway will restore 14 passenger train services from tomorrow, May 5. https://t.co/UWeARnRVEn
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An image of the Bhubaneswar airport today. (Picture courtesy: Airports Authority of India)
Cyclone Fani to 'weaken further' in next 6 hours, lay centred over Bangladesh: IMD
North Eastern states to be under orange and yellow alert till May 5: IMD
Railways to resume all train services from Bhubaneshwar on Sunday, reports PTI.
Hours after the severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' left Andhra Pradesh, a massive heat wave swept across the state, taking temperatures to over 45 degrees Celsius, reports PTI.
Visuals from Tarikund in Jagatsinghpur in Odisha.
Odisha: Visuals from Tarikund in Jagatsinghpur after #CycloneFani made landfall in the state yesterday. https://t.co/jbRGlBM8OT
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Indian Coast Guard's disaster relief team distribute food packets in Odisha's Dhankia village.
Odisha: Indian Coast Guard's Disaster Relief Team distributes relief material and food packets at Dhankia village.… https://t.co/RRzWRpeVdJ
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Navy Chief-designate Vice Admiral Karambir Singh visited INS Chilka naval base in Odisha to review the situation after Cyclone Fani hit the state.
Navy Chief-designate Vice Admiral Karambir Singh today visited INS Chilka naval base in Odisha to review the situat… https://t.co/EF5VAGB00H
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Indian Coast Guard deploys ships, helicopter in search-and-rescue operations in Odisha, reports PTI.
Cyclone Fani uproots 10,000 coconut trees in Andhra Pradesh, causing damage to the tune of Rs 58.61 crore, reports PTI.
"As many as 2.74 lakh people in 145 coastal villages in Srikakulam district were affected by Fani but there has been no casualty. We have opened 139 relief camps in the district where 15,460 persons were being sheltered. In Vizianagaram, 2,000 people were shifted to 15 relief camps," the Chief Secretary said. Read more
Flight operations resume at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar airports
Flight operations to / from @aaibpiairport has resumed. Alliance Air flight from Ranchi is the first flight to land… https://t.co/Oai4m5qxLK
— Ministry of Civil Aviation (@MoCA_GoI) 1556967386000
Relief work undertaken by NDRF in Bhubaneswar.
Cyclone Fani Ground Reports : ORISSA - JAYDEV VIHAR, BHUBANESWAR NDRF @ WORK 4 U #TEAMNDRFINDIA #StaySafe… https://t.co/kWP3cRP7wH
— NDRF (@NDRFHQ) 1556970993000
MeT analysis suggests widespread rainfall activity across North-Eastern states on May 4: IMD
IMD: MeT analysis&numerical model guidance suggests widespread rainfall activity across NE states on 4 May, fairly… https://t.co/paJLHENXI2
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79 flights cancelled by Airports Authority of India in northeast, reports IANS.
An AAI official said that a total of 59 flights had been cancelled at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport here including inbound and out-bound flights of Indigo, Spice Jet, Air India, Alliance Air and GoAir. Read more
AAI and Indian Railways make necessary arrangements in view of Cyclone Fani, reports ANI.
Alliance Air's flight 9I 727 becomes the first flight to land safely in Bhubaneshwar airport with 7 passengers on board.