9. As a reporter of an English daily, write a report (in about 100 words),
using the following points:
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Incident: Severe Cyclone, 'Fani' (130 km per hour)
Date : 5th May (Friday) 2019. Where: Bhubaneswar and coastal areas of
Orissa (Puri, Baleswar) Andhra Pradesh, Bangladesh.
Result: Huge Tidal waves; damage: life and property, more than 50,000 people
rendered homeless, train services disrupted, immediate relief provided by the
Government.
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Answer:
‘FANI’ The extremely severe cyclonic storm FANI in the bay of Bengal had landfall on Odisha coast onrd May 2019 between Gopalpura and Chandbali around Puri district with the wind speed of 200kmph,storm surge of 1.5 meters with heavy to very heavy rainfall resulting in to extensive severe damage in 4 districts.
Indian Red Cross society National headquarters deployed the Assessment Team to the state of Odisha on 8th May for assessing the needs of the extremely severe cyclone Fani affected population; following is the details of the situation Report and Assessment Report
14 Districts affected namely Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh and Puri. Out of it Puri, Cuttack, Kendrapara and Jagatsinpur are extremely affected.