NEW DELHI: Cyclone Fani made a landfall in Puri on Odisha coast around 8 am, triggering heavy rainfall coupled with high-velocity winds with speed of 175 kmph in vast areas.
The process of landfall is expected to continue for the next two hours, the weather office said.
The area along Puri is witnessing winds with a speed of 142 kilometres per hour that could reach up to 180-200 kmph, Indian media reported.
Large areas in Puri and other places were submerged with water as heavy rains battered the entire coastal belt of the state.
Several trees were uprooted and thatched structures destroyed at some places including Bhubaneswar.
