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Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani (/ˈfɒniː/; Bengali: ফণী, romanized: Phaṇī[a]) was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state of Odisha since Phailin in 2013. The second named storm and the first severe cyclonic storm of the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Fani originated from a tropical depression that formed west of Sumatra in the Indian Ocean on 26 April. Vertical wind shear at first hindered the storm's development, but conditions became more favorable on 30 April. Fani rapidly intensified into an extremely severe cyclonic storm and reached its peak intensity on 2 May, as a high-end extremely severe cyclonic storm, and the equivalent of a high-end Category 4 major hurricane. Fani weakened before making landfall, and its convective structure rapidly degraded thereafter, degenerating into a remnant low on 4 May, and dissipating on the next day.Formed
26 April 2019
Dissipated
5 May 2019
(Remnant low after 4 May)
Highest winds
3-minute sustained: 215 km/h (130 mph)
1-minute sustained: 250 km/h (155 mph)
Lowest pressure
937 hPa (mbar); 27.67 inHg
Fatalities
89 total
Damage
$1.81 billion (2019 USD)
Areas affected
Sri Lanka, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, East India, Bangladesh, Bhutan
Part of the 2019 North Indian Ocean cyclone season
Prior to Fani's landfall, authorities in India and Bangladesh moved at least a million people each from Fani's projected path onto higher ground and into cyclone shelters, which is thought to have reduced the resultant death toll.[3] As of 12 May 2019, 89 people are known to have been killed by Fani in eastern India and Bangladesh. Fani caused about US$1.81 billion in damages in both India and Bangladesh, mostly in Odisha.[4][5][6At least 72 people have been killed by Fani in India; 64 in Odisha,[34] and 8 in two districts of Uttar Pradesh.[35] In Odisha, a teenager was killed after being hit by a falling tree. One woman died when she was hit by flying debris, and another died of a heart attack while in a cyclone shelter.[36] The cyclone adversely affected electricity supply and telecommunication in several coastal areas of Odisha, and to a lesser extent, of West Bengal. Puri and Khordha district in Odisha were the worst hit.[28] The Jagannath Temple in Puri suffered minor damage, the repairing cost were estimated to be ₹5.1 crore (US$738,000).[37] The Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University also suffered a damage of about ₹30 crore (US$4.3 million).[38] Total damage in Odisha were estimated at ₹12,000 crore (US$1.74 billion), mostly in property damage and the relief.[4]
Although no fatalities occurred in Andhra Pradesh, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts reported an economic loss of ₹58.62 crore (US$8.5 million).[5] The South Central Railway also suffered a damage of about ₹2.98 crore (US$432,000).[39]
After the cyclone, Odisha required ₹17,000 crore (US$2.46 billion) for rebuilding the infrastructure.[40] Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the government had released over ₹1000 crore (US$145 million) for the states affected by Fani.[41]
Bangladesh
Fani killed 17 people in ten districts of Bangladesh.[42] In Bagerhat District, a woman died after being hit by a falling tree, and 7 of them were killed by lightning in two districts of Bangladesh.[43][44] The cyclone also destroyed about 63,000 ha (160,000 acres) of farmland in 35 districts of the country, the agricultural loss were at ৳38.5 crore (US$4.6 million).[45] Total damage in Bangladesh were up to ৳536.61 crore (US$63.6 million).[6]
The Bangladeshi government distributed rice, dried food, and ৳1.97 crore (US$234,000) to those affected by the cyclone.[46]