Photos: Cyclone Fani weakens after landfall in Odisha, moving towards Bangladesh

Cyclone Fani made landfall near Odisha’s Puri on Friday as the government evacuated more than a million people from districts likely to be affected by India’s strongest summertime cyclone in the last 43 years and asked people to remain indoors. The cyclone has now barrelled into Bangladesh on Saturday after leaving a trail of deadly destruction in India, killing atleast 12 across Bangladesh.

Updated on: May 04, 2019 3:23 PM IST

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Debris covers the train tracks and platforms at the storm-damaged railway station in Puri. The Odisha government claimed the cyclone ‘Fani’ has led to one of the biggest human evacuations in history as a record 1.2 million people were evacuated in 24 hours including 3.2 lakh from Ganjam district and 1.3 lakh from Puri. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)

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Inside view of Bhubaneshwar Airport after it was hit by the cyclone Fani in Bhubaneshwar on Saturday. Cyclone Fani on Friday made landfall in Puri with a wind speed of over 200 Km/hr. Some houses were completely destroyed in Puri, parts of Khurda, and other districts. The cyclone tore apart critical infrastructure, especially power, telecom and water supply and lakhs of trees were uprooted blocking roads, breaking homes and damaging infrastructure. (ANI )

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Commuters cover themselves with plastic sheet as they travel atop a van during a rainfall due to the cyclone Fani, in Guwahati. The cyclone’s wind speeds reached as high as 200 kilometers per hour, according to the India Meteorological Department. (PTI)

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A man looks out from a damaged building, with a fishing boat lodged on the roof, along the seafront in Puri after Cyclone Fani swept through the area. The cyclone also triggered heavy rainfall in the state. It left three people dead and over 160 injured along with leaving behind a trail of destructions that included damaged houses, uprooted trees and electricity poles. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)

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People look through the debris next to storm-damaged buildings in Puri after it was hit by cyclone Fani. The Odisha government is now on the task of restoring infrastructure afresh in Puri district and parts of Khurda, which is severally ruined. The districts of Cuttack, Bhadrak, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal, Nayagada have also been affected. (Dibyangshu Sarkar / AFP)

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Cars are damaged by an uprooted tree in a residential area following Cyclone Fani. A day after cyclonic storm ‘Fani’ ravaged parts of Odisha, killing at least 12 people, a massive restoration and relief work was launched on war-footing Saturday across 10,000 villages and urban areas. (Jatindra Dash / REUTERS)

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A dog walks under an uprooted tree following Cyclone Fani in Khordha district, in Odisha. The cyclonic storm has now weakened into a deep depression and lay centred over Bangladesh and expected to weaken further into a depression. (R. Narendra / REUTERS)

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Bangladeshi children walk on top of a sandbag embankment that was breached by high waters in Khulna as cyclone Fani reached Bangladesh. At least 12 have been killed across Bangladesh due to the cyclonic storm Fani, which is expected to stay over the country until 4 pm today, according to a news report. (Munir Uz Zaman/ AFP)