Cyclone Fani bearing down on India could be the most destructive in 2 decades
would leave over 10,000 people dead and many more homeless by damaging over a million homes.
A combination of population density, flood-prone landscapes and inadequate housing and infrastructure in the region set the stage for catastrophe in this part of the world when natural disasters strike. And this is just the beginning of the tropical storm season.and advised fishermen to stay clear of the storm. A forecast from the US Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Hawaii warns of a"maximum significant wave height" of 48 feet.
After it makes landfall Friday near the city of Puri, the storm is projected to move northeast along the coastal area towards Bangladesh, dropping"extremely heavy falls" along the way.that 800 shelters have been opened to help accommodate hundreds of thousands of people needing shelter. “We’ve been preparing plans for the last few days to ensure that all the people who are vulnerable will be shifted to our cyclone centers,” Sethi said.
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