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Added on the 03/05/2019 03:55:08 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
The streets of Odisha state capital Bhubaneswar lie deserted as Indian authorities race to complete the evacuation of more than one million people out of the path of an extreme cyclone heading towards the Bay of Bengal coast with winds of up to 200 kilometers (125 miles) per hour. IMAGES
Cyclone Fani, one of the biggest storms to come off the Indian Ocean in recent years, makes landfall in eastern India. IMAGES
People stand on a beach in Puri before Cyclone Fani hits India's Odisha state, which is expected to make a landfall in the state and barrel northeastwards towards Bangladesh on a pathway that is home to more than 100 million people, according to the Indian weather service. IMAGES
Wind and rain build up on the coast of the Indian city of Puri facing the Bay of Bengal. Nearly 800,000 people in eastern India have been evacuated from the expected path of Cyclone Fani which packs winds up to 200 kilometres (125 miles) per hour and torrential rains. IMAGES
Cyclone Biparjoy slams into the Indian beach town of Mandvi, with strong winds and rain rocking street signs and shaking palm trees. Gusts of wind and sheets of rain reduced visibility with a dull grey mist as almost all stores were closed. Forecasters had warned that Biparjoy was likely to devastate homes and tear down power lines, prompting evacuations. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).