Nearly 800,000 people in India’s eastern coastal districts have been evacuated ahead of the expected arrival of a major cyclone packing winds of up to 200kph, officials said Thursday (May 2).

The Indian weather service said Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani is expected to make landfall tomorrow afternoon near the Hindu holy town of Puri.

The Malaysian Insight 

BDST: 1235 HRS, MAY 2, 2019
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