Cyclone Amphan: Heavy rain, strong winds in coastal Odisha
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.
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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, Photo: IANS