A low-pressure area was formed over east equatorial Indian Ocean and adjoining southeast of Bay of Bengal on 25.04.2019 intensifying into a Severe Cyclonic Storm over southeast & adjoining southwest. It further intensified into Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ over west central & adjoining southwest of Bay of Bengal on 01.05.2019 hitting one of the poorest coastal states of India – Odisha. The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ made landfall on the Odisha Coast south of Puri on 3 May, 2019 and the eye of the system was completely moved into land by 1000 hrs at the wind speed of 175-185, gusting up to 205 kmph thereby making it a Tropical Cyclone (Category 4).
Details as on 9th May 2019
Total deaths – 41
Total districts affected – 14 districts1
Severely affected district – Puri
Total Blocks affected – 159 blocks,
Total Urban Local Bodies affected – 51 ULBs
Total Villages affected – 16659
Total People affected – 15.09 million
Total houses destroyed – 5.08 lakhs
