Tuesday, June 18, 2019


CYCLONE FANI HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
The state needs help to return to normalcy

AFTER AILA, KATRINA, HUDHUD IN ANDHRA PRADESH, NOW IT'S FANI, THE DEADLY CYCLONE THAT HIT ODISHA LEAVING A DISASTER TRAIL AND LASHED BANGLADESH SOON AFTER. THE MEDIA SOUNDED EXTRA ALERT WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA FLASHING NEWS ALERTS TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAD CROSSED THE DANGER LINE NEAR THE BAY OF BENGAL. PURI, A TOURIST HOTSPOT, WAS WORST AFFECTED BESIDES BARIPADA, KENDRAPADA AND BALASORE. DISTRICTS OF WEST BENGAL -- MIDNAPUR AND BANKURA ALSO BORE THE BRUNT OF THE GUSTY AND MIGHTY STORM. THE CITY OF KOLKATA REMAINED CLOUDY AND FELT THE TREMOR. WHILE WE REMAINED CONNECTED, PEOPLE OF ORISSA/ODISHA REMAINED DISCONNECTED SINCE WIRED AND COMMUNICATIONS WERE DISRUPTED. FLIGHTS WERE CANCELLED FOR SAFETY REASONS. PEOPLE PANICKED. EVEN THE SIGHTS AND THE SOUNDS OF THE STORM WERE FRUSTRATING AND UNBEARABLE TO WATCH ON TV.