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Cyclone Fani: Airlines cancel flights to and from Odisha
With what is said to be India's strongest tropical cyclone in 20 years, Cyclone Fani made landfall on the ... Flights to and from Odisha have been affected prompting airlines to cancel flights.
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Cyclone Fani: Indians shelter from cyclone's onslaught
Cyclone Fani, one of the most severe storms to hit the region in recent years, made landfall at 08:00 local time (02:30 GMT) on Friday. More than one million people have been evacuated from the ...
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Here’s how cyclone ‘Fani’ was named — and what it means
The name of the Cyclone ‘Fani’, pronounced as ‘Foni’ was suggested by Bangladesh. It means ‘Snake’ or ‘hood of snake’. The practice of naming the cyclones began when authorities ...
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Cyclone Fani has killed at least 12 in India and is heading into Bangladesh
Having hit land, tropical cyclone Fani had lost some of its power and was downgraded to a 'Deep Depression' by the Indian Meteorological Department. A storm surge still breached embankments to ...
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Here’s what a cyclone making ‘landfall’ means
However, that doesn't happen so quickly. Often, the cyclone can move over to land, its wind field tends to increase. Thus, it can affect a larger area than what scientists may have calculated.