West Bengal: Cyclone Fani which hit the coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Friday has weakened and passed over the Gangetic West Bengal without causing much devastation. In the meantime, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has confirmed that severe cyclone Fani has weakened into a cyclonic storm and is laying centered at 60 km North-West of Kolkata at 5:30 am. It is likely to weaken into a deep depression and move into Bangladesh by noon.
Cyclone Fani to move to Bangladesh by noon
The India Meteorological Department has confirmed that cyclone Fani has weakened into a cyclonic storm and is laying centered at 60 km North-West of Kolkata at 5:30 am. It is likely to weaken into a deep depression and move into Bangladesh by noon.
People crossing the banks of Ganga river during a dust storm caused by Cyclonic storm Fani
Bangladesh on Friday evacuated over five lakh people from its southwestern districts as Fani, was brewing over the Bay of Bengal.
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