Cyclone Fani  

Just months after Cyclone Fani disrupted normal life in Odisha, the state government has put all districts on high alert after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast a depression in the region in the subsequent 48 hours

Facebook group named Rise Up Forum has already sent the first set of 200 relief packets to Odisha. They are collecting tarpaulin sheets, sleeping mats, bed sheets, sanitary napkins, candles, etc.   
 

A group of 30 members, in the first phase, will reach Bhubaneswar, Odisha, on Saturday from Palakkad, Kerala. According to sources, the Kerala State Electricity Board has decided to send 200 people from the team to Odisha. 

The death toll has mounted to 41 after the cyclonic storm "Fani" destroyed several parts of coastal areas in Odisha. Karnataka government has announced financial aid to the state

NASA on Thursday published some satellite images of the destruction caused by the cyclone Fani in Odisha on its online publishing outlet Earth Observatory
 

According to reports, it is said that Odisha officials have estimated that they have to install as many as 1.56 lakh electric poles in the state after Cyclone Fani battered the state

Chairing a review meet over cyclone Fani in Bhubaneshwar on Monday, attended also by Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, the PM said, “Maybe we should do it in Bhubaneswar. Others can learn so much from the work done by the Centre and the state here.”
 

Underlining the significance of the convergence of human resource and technology, PM Modi said there was a need to combine technological interface with human capabilities, which would be particularly useful in rescuing people in advance.

According to sources, it is said that the cyclonic storm 'Fani' on Sunday created a massive tide in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu which later injured the turtle

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heat wave conditions are likely in isolated places in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. In Vellore, people witnessed hailstorm after days of scorching heat

The National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC), headed by Cabinet Secretary PK Sinha, earlier in the day reviewed relief measures in affected areas of Odisha, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh

On Friday, the extremely severe cyclonic storm called "Fani" hit the coastal areas of Odisha and claimed more than 20 people's lives

The BJP not only dismissed these claims, but a top government official also said Banerjee did not return PM Modi’s calls. Bengal governor Keshari Nath Tripathi was contacted only after he failed to connect with Banerjee. 

Speaking to reporters, Chandrababu Naidu said that he was thankful to the RTGS team as they took immediate safety measures to save people from coastal areas in Andhra Pradesh

At least 14 people were killed on Friday and Saturday due to heavy rainfall, lightning and a cyclonic whirlwind.