14 killed as Fani barrels into Bangladesh

Storm surge breached embankments in coastal areas, 1 million shifted to safer areas At least 14 people were killed and 63 were injured as Cyclonic Fani barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of destruction in eastern Indian coastlines, media reports said. However, the Bangladesh disaster management ministry officially confirmed four deaths —…

Scars of Fani emerge in Puri

Almost all the beachfront hotels have lost their doors, glass panes and ACs. The sofa sets in the lounges facing the receptionists’ desks at many hotels have been blown away Cyclone Fani has uprooted trees and loosened sculptures at the Jagannath Temple, forcing the shrine to close indefinitely for repairs, and ransacked seaside hotels, stripping…