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Cyclone Fani
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- One of the “rarest of rare”, cause to abundant rainfall and windstorm that gusted up to 240 kmph on May 3 in Odisha coastal region.
- It causes to huge infrastructural damage before weakening then entering into West Bengal.
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has classified Fani as an "extremely severe cyclonic storm".
- The name ‘Fani’ for this cyclone was suggested by Bangladesh. Fani means snake.
- UN agency for disaster reduction has commended the Indian Meteorological Department's "almost pinpoint accuracy" of early warnings that helped Civil authorities conduct a well-targeted evacuation plan and minimise the loss of life.
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