Cyclone Fani: Three Killed as Severe Storm Hits OdishaJust In

May 03, 2019 15:26
Cyclone Fani: Three Killed as Severe Storm Hits Odisha

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As cyclone Fani battered the Odisha coast on Friday, three people were killed in separate incidents.

A teenager was killed when a tree came crashing down on him at a place within Sakhigopal police station area limits in Puri district.

Flying debris from a concrete structure hit a woman in Nayagarh district when she had gone to fetch water, killing her.

In Debendranarayanpur village in Kendrapara district, a 65-year-old woman died after a suspected heart attack at a cyclone shelter, officials said.

Fani, an extremely severe cyclonic storm lashed the Odisha coast Friday morning, uprooting trees, blowing away thatched huts, and disrupting communication links.

By Sowmya Sangam

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