Chennai / New Delhi: Cyclone ‘Fani’, expected to hit the coasts of Odisha tomorrow, has intensified into an ‘extremely severe cyclonic storm’ with wind speed likely to hit 200 kmph at the time of landfall.
The Central and the State governments have put the disaster relief machinery including the NDRF, SDRF and Armed forces on high alert.
About 800,000 people are expected to be evacuated from low-lying areas of 14 districts in Odisha. The cyclone is currently around 450 km off the Odisha coast.
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