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Cyclone FANI likely to hit North East including Manipur tomorrow

by Rinku Khumukcham
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(With inputs from PIB)

Imphal, April 29,

The Cyclonic Storm FANI, which has its root at Bay of Bengal, is likely to hit the North Eastern states of India including Manipur by the evening of May 1, PIB report says as per notification by the Ministry of Earth Science. A freak storm possibly an impact of the Cyclonic FANI yesterday killed 3 persons including a woman while enjoying Boat ride at Chadong artificial lake. Many trees and houses were also destroyed at various places in the nearly 30 minutes deadly storm.   Report said that wind speed reached 50-60 km per hour and came from the south western side and in Imphal town affected vehicular movement and passersby for nearly half an hour. Rooftops of houses, hostel and other structures were carried away in many areas of the state.

The Ministry of Earth Science report said that the Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ (pronounced as ‘FONI’) over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood moved northwards in the last six hours and lay centred at 0830 hrs IST of 29th April, 2019 near latitude 8.7°N and longitude 86.9°E over southeast Bay of Bengal & neighbourhood, about 620 km east of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka), 870 km east-southeast of Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and 1040 km south-southeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh). It is very likely to intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm during next 06 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm during subsequent 24 hours. It is very likely to move northwestwards till May 1 evening and thereafter recurve northeastwards gradually.

The Cyclonic Storm FANI is expected to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow and will continue to move North West and change its path to North East from Wednesday, according to India Meteorological Department.

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