India assesses damage as Cyclone Fani moves to Bangladesh
Posted May 4, 2019 12:54 am.
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NEW DELHI — Indian officials are trying to find out if there are any casualties from Cyclone Fani, after one of the biggest storms to hit the eastern coast in decades tore through the state of Odhisha, causing heavy damage to infrastructure.
Randeep Kumar of the National Disaster Response Force says roads are blocked due to fallen trees on Saturday. Electrical posts are down causing power disruptions while water supply is also damaged.
The agency is still trying to gauge if there are any casualties.
Mohammad Heidarzadei, an expert on storms and cyclones at Brunel University of London, says the cyclone packed sustained wind speed of 250 kilometres (155 miles) per hour when it hit land, placing it under Category 4.
He says it has now headed toward the India-Bangladesh border.
Cn-Kf, The Associated Press
