Cyclone Fani Hits India’s East Coast, 1.2 Million Evacuated

An abandoned house and trees bend with gusty winds ahead of the landfall of cyclone Fani on the outskirts of Puri, in the Indian state of Odisha on May 3, 2019. AP Photo

Cyclone Fani has made landfall on India’s eastern coast as a grade 5 storm, lashing the emptied beaches with rain and wind gusting up to 205 kilometers (127 miles) per hour.

There were no early reports of casualties.