ABP News is LIVE: Cyclone Fani to hit West Bengal at 8:30 pm tonight

 

Extremely severe cyclonic storm 'Fani' made a landfall in Puri on Odisha coast Friday morning, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high velocity winds with speed of 175 kmph in vast areas. Large areas in the seaside pilgrim town of Puri and other places were submerged with water as heavy rains battered the entire coastal belt of the state. Several trees were uprooted and thatched structures destroyed at some places including Bhubaneswar. "The cyclone has entered the Odisha coast at Puri around 8 am and it will take around three hours for the entire landfall process to be completed," Director of Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, H R Biswas said. The cyclonic system, whose eye is around 28 km, is moving at around 30 kmph, Biswas said, adding the process of landfall is expected to be complete around 11 AM. #Cyclone #Fani, which is expected to make a landfall at the #Odisha coast by Friday forenoon, was nearly 65 kilometres from Gopalpur and 80 kilometres from #Puri at 5.30 am, the IMD said. 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. "According to our last update on location at 5.30 am, #CycloneFani was 65 kilometres from Gopalpur and 80 kilometres from Puri, " said an official. 🔴Watch ABP News Live 24/7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyd-xznCpJc