Cyclone Fani didn't cause much damage in West Bengal, says Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
• 6 years agoMamata Banerjee said the state government will extend help to people whose houses have been damaged due to the cyclone.
Cyclone Fani leaves Odisha paralysed and in the dark; battered Bhubaneswar bears brunt of storm
Debi Mohanty • 6 years agoOdisha, in all likelihood, will take years to get back to normal life.
Cyclone Fani kills 14, injures 63 in Bangladesh, say reports; dead include 2-yr-old child and four women
• 6 years agoAt least 14 people were killed and 63 others injured as severe cyclone Fani barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday, a day after leaving a trail of destruction in neighbouring India, media reports said on Saturday.
Cyclone Fani Updates: Kolkata airport operational as planes take off and land; Air India extends free service for delivery of relief material
Fp Staff • 6 years agoCyclone Fani LIVE Updates: The Kolkata airport is currently operational, reports said. The first departure that took off around 10.30 is of AI723 for Bagdogra and first arrival GoAir 101 Delhi to Kolkata landed around the same time.
Cyclone Fani updates: Meghalaya govt seeks deployment of NDRF as hurricane heads towards West Bengal
Fp Staff • 6 years agoCyclone Fani LIVE Updates: A special notice from the West Bengal government says, "Every primary and high school in the districts should be prepared for any sort of emergency. The keys should be handed over to either local people or the teachers. No flood victim or evacuated villager should wait for shelter."
Cyclone Fani: Watch videos as the storm made landfall in Odisha and raged through the east coast
Fp Staff • 6 years agoCyclone Fani videos: The landfall process of extremely severe Cyclone Fani began nearly at 8 am on Friday, close to Puri in Odisha, with the area recording a wind speed of 145 kilometres per hour, the India Meteorological Department said.
Cyclone Fani tears through Odisha: Trees uprooted, homes destroyed, people stranded in shelter homes
Fp Staff • 6 years agoCyclone Fani is expected to weaken with a wind speed of 150-160 km per hour in the next couple of hours. Gradually it will move north-northeastwards
Cyclone Fani hits air traffic in eastern India: Have a flight ticket to Bhubaneswar or Kolkata, this is what you can do to rebook or cancel your flight
Fp Staff • 6 years agoairlines have cancelled flights and waived off fee charged on cancellation and change of flight schedule due to cyclone Fani
Cyclone Fani: Indian Oil Corporation says arrangements in place for uninterrupted fuel supply in Odisha, West Bengal
• 6 years agoIOC is continuing to operate its 15 million tonne per annum capacity refinery at Paradip on Odisha coast. The refinery is designed to withstand cyclones with a speed of more than 200 kilometres per hour