Cyclone Fani batters India’s eastern coast while 1.1 million people evacuate
Cyclone Fani causes lightning strikes in Andhra Pradesh, India, on May 2. By Niha Masih Niha Masih Foreign correspondent covering India Bio Follow May 3 at 8:31 AM NEW DELHI — An extremely powerful cyclone roared ashore Friday morning in eastern India, bringing pounding rain, giant waves and wind speeds of up to 130 miles per hour, as tens of millions of people in the coastal state of Odisha sought shelter from the storm.
Images shared by police authorities showed uprooted trees blocking roads as they were being cleared in real time. He said the prompt evacuation was helping to keep the death toll low. As of early evening local time, there were three confirmed deaths from across the state due to the storm. Over 160 people were being treated for minor injuries. The extent and magnitude of the damage to homes and infrastructure was not immediately clear.
Central government officials shared images of damage caused by the cyclone to the state’s main hospital. In one video, a part of the roof is seen flying off.
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