Cyclone Fani to make a landfall in Odisha today; 800,000 being evacuated

25 teams of National Disaster Response Force have been deployed in the districts that will be affected

With extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani inching closer to Odisha, the state started evacuation of vulnerable population from low-lying areas in 13 districts to temporary shelters. “Fani will hit the Odisha coast Friday morning. Safety of people will be given highest priority. About 800,000 people are targeted to be evacuated and steps are being taken by the districts collectors accordingly,” Krupa Sindhu Mishra, spokesperson, SRC’s (Special Relief Commissioner) office, said.

According to the data received from different districts, 250,000 people had already been evacuated to shelter houses till 2 pm on Thursday. Odisha has identified 3,001 shelter homes to accommodate people