In its 12 pm bulletin, the Cyclone Warning Division of the IMD said Fani (pronounced as Foni) lays over southeast and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal, about 830 km nearly south of Puri (Odisha) and 670 km south-southeast of Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and about 680 km northeast of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka).
On Monday evening, cyclone 'Fani' intensified into a 'severe cyclonic storm'. It headed towards the Odisha coast, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. It could take a shape of an 'extremely severe cyclone' by Wednesday, prompting the government to put the National Disaster Response Force and the Indian Coast Guard on high alert, officials said.
Cyclone 'Fani' is very likely to intensify into a 'severe cyclonic storm' by Monday evening and could take shape of an 'extremely severe cyclone' by Thursday, prompting the government to put the NDRF and the Indian Coast Guard on high alert, officials said on Monday.
The deep depression over southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a cyclonic storm, named 'Fani,' the Regional Meteorological Centre said Saturday.
A depression over east Equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday.
A low pressure area over Indian ocean and adjoining Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a depression and later into a cyclonic storm before reaching the north Tamil Nadu coast on April 30, the India Meteorological Department said Thursday.
Nearly 500 people were treated at a medical camp in Mozambique under the Indian Navy's 'Operation Sahayta' to provide relief to the cyclone-hit African nation.
More than 1,000 people are feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the southern African country Mozambique, destroying vulnerable residential areas.
The storm is approaching the archipelago and currently hovering over the Andaman sea and the neighbourhood, they added.
Rainfall at many places with heavy falls at isolated places very likely to commence over the Andaman Islands and gale wind speed reaching 70-80kmph gusting to 90kmph is likely to prevail.
The Special Relief Commissioner asked collectors of seven districts including Balasore, Bhadrak, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Puri, Ganjam and Khurda to stay alert and monitor the situation.
"Heavy rains are predicted in the Andaman Islands from January 5-7. The tropical cyclonic storm 'Pabuk' is currently located above South China sea, almost 1,500 km from Port Blair," said scientist A.K. Sen.
The Odisha government has evacuated more than 11,000 people to safety zones after the announcement about Cyclone Phethai making landfall in Andhra Pradesh coast and the IMD forecasting heavy rainfall in the region.
The South Central Railway has cancelled over 50 trains in coastal Andhra Pradesh in view of severe cyclonic storm Phethai, which is set to hit the coast near Kakinada on Monday afternoon.
Tamil Nadu government has declared that 30,500 rescue personnel are on standby.
The "very severe" cyclonic storm left eight people dead, besides causing widespread damage in north coastal Andhra Pradesh Thursday, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said.
After battering Odisha, cyclone Titli reaches Andhra Pradesh. Districts on high alert
Cyclone Titli hit the Gopalpur coast of Odhisha and it was accompanied by winds blowing at a speed of 130-160 km/hr.
Around 3 lakh people have evacuated to safer places the state, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, who held a meeting with top state officials to discuss preparations made by different agencies to tackle the situation.
Cyclone Titli on Wednesday intensified into a very severe cyclonic storm. the cyclone is expected to make landfall at coast regions of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh at 05:30 am on Thursday.
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