East India approaching tropical cyclone “Fanny” evacuated more than a million people
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In the Bay of Bengal tropical cyclone “Fanny” is approaching the coast of the Indian state of Odisha. According to the Department of meteorology of the country (IMD), located 160 km East of Visakhapatnam and moving in a northerly direction with a speed of 15 km/h wind Speed is estimated at 200-210 km/h, gusts reached 230 km/h. forecast tropical cyclone will come ashore in the area between the cities of Chāndbāli and Gopalpur around noon on may 3. The wind speed may reach 170-180 km/h. in addition, warned of a high storm surge and heavy rains.
The authorities in Odisha from the disaster may suffer 52 cities and 10 thousand villages. From dangerous areas evacuated more than 1.1 million inhabitants. Currently have left their homes about 330 thousand people. Open 900 points of temporary accommodation, according to NDTV.
Inclement weather will affect the neighbouring States of Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. The coast guard and the Indian Navy has deployed ships and helicopters for rescue operations, and the army and air force units in three States were transferred to the standby mode.
According to various estimates, it will be the most powerful cyclone that hit Odisha in 2014. The wind and rains threaten the lives of people – in 1999, a similar storm caused the deaths of more than 10 thousand people, the Agency TASS. The element can also cause serious damage to crops, plantations of fruit trees, is a threat to the old buildings, transmission lines, etc.