Cyclone Amphan triggers heavy rain, strong winds in coastal Odisha
Published By : Prameya News Bureau | May 20, 2020 IST
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Bhubaneswar, May 20: The Odisha government has evacuated over 1.37 lakh people to safer places as extremely severe cyclone Amphan hurtled towards the coast triggering heavy rain and strong wind on Wednesday morning. Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Pradeep Kumar Jena informed that over 1.37 lakh people have been evacuated to cyclone shelters till morning and the figure may go up. According to reports, trees were uprooted and power infrastructure suffered damage following strong winds in the coastal districts. Paradip recorded the highest wind speed of 102 kmph followed by Chandbali with 74 kmph, Balasore 61 kmph, and Bhubaneswar 56kmph. Paradip also registered highest 197.1 mm rainfall. As many 16 units of the National Disaster Response Force, 15 teams of Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF), 75 teams of Odisha Forest Development Corporation (OFDC) and 217 fire service team have been deployed in the affected districts. (IANS)
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