Television actress Rachanaa Parulkar, who shot to fame with Zee TV's Ek Mutthi Aasmaan, was last seen in the popular show Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap. The actress has been missing from the small screen for quite some time now. Rachanaa, who is currently on a break, had recently planned a trip with her family to Sikkim and Bhutan. She took a road trip as the airports were shut in the East. However, the actress' road trip turned out to be too dangerous as she faced the wrath of Cyclone Fani, which recently hit Odisha. Yes, you read that right! Rachanaa was hit by landslides and had to take shelter at a deserted place (for 24 hours ) till the time rains subsided.

Recently, narrating her experience in a telephonic chat with Bombay Times, Rachanaa said, "I had planned a trip with my family to Sikkim and Bhutan. We reached Guwahati on May 4, when we were informed that Eastern India had been hit by cyclone Fani. The airports had shut and so we decided to hire a car and travel to Cherrapunji from Guwahati. We thought Fani had only affected Assam and Odisha and we would soon be away from the affected areas. But, our entire road journey became a nightmare. We witnessed four landslides on the way. Every half hour, we had to wait for the roads to clear. It took us almost five hours to get to a safer place."

The actress further added, "At one point, where there was a landslide, the driver alerted us that we should run and look for a shelter instead of going ahead. It was raining heavily, there was thunder-lightening and fear of rocks rolling down. Trees were falling all around us... It was all so scary! At one point we felt we wouldn’t be able to get away from there. We decided to leave our belongings in the car and walk ahead and try to save ourselves from the heavy rains."

Sharing her experience further, Rachanaa went on to say, "Finally, we reached a place which did not have electricity, food or water. There was no network either. We were stationed there for a day, waiting for things to get better. Fortunately, the rains subsided 24 hours later and we decided to move ahead. We managed to reach Bagdogra somehow. Our driver came later with the car and belongings. Of course, everything was destroyed because of the rains."

Well, the actress somehow managed to survive Cyclone Fani and is currently in Bagdogra, near Darjeeling. At the moment, the actress and her family are waiting for flights in Bagdogra. Rachanaa concluded, "It was a near-fatal encounter and I am just thankful that my entire family is safe. I pray for all those who could not escape this calamity. The horrifying scenes and extreme cold still sends shivers down my spine." Watch this space for further updates.

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