TNPSC Thervupettagam

Cyclone Fani

May 6 , 2019 1909 days 750 0
  • 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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