Authorities launched a massive restoration-and-relief effort after Cyclone Fani left a trail of damage in eastern India and Bangladesh.
At least 16 people were killed in India as the storm lashed the states of Odisha and West Bengal on Friday, before weakening and entering into Bangladesh, the Press Trust of India reported. The death toll in Bangladesh stood at 14, the Daily Star newspaper reported.
Phone services have been restored in Odisha state’s capital Bhubaneswar, and partially in the temple town of Puri, said N C Marwah, a member of the National Disaster Management Authority. Power supply in the state

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