Cyclone Fani Update: AIIMS Bhubaneswar's Roof Ripped Off As 'Eye of Storm' Hits Odisha, PG Exam Cancelled; Watch Video

Bhubaneswar, May 3: With the powerful eye of the 'Cyclone Fani' hitting the coastal areas of Odisha in the afternoon, allegedly killing at least six people and eradicating what all coming in between its way, the roof of a building at AIIMS Bhubaneswar is ripped off too. While the wind is still blowing at a speed of more than 100 kmph but in Odisha, it is expected now that it would move towards that North Eastern region like West Bengal and states like Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland later in the day.

As per the information, there has been extensive damage to the structure of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, while al, the patients, staff and students are safe, said Union Health Secretary Preeti Sudan. Meanwhile, AIIMS PG exam scheduled on May 5, has been cancelled. Another exam will be conducted for students affected by this cancellation as soon as normalcy returns, adds Sudan. Cyclone Fani Update: 6 Killed in Odisha's Puri, IMD Says Storm Expected to Weaken by Evening

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A video has been posted by the Director General of the Press Information Bureau stating that the roof at the undergraduate hostel in the AIIMS in Bhubaneshwar was seen being blown off.

Briefing more, DG of PIB Sitangshu Kar posted a video of effects of Cyclone Fani on Twitter and wrote, "Extensive damage to the structure of AIIMS Bhubaneswar, all patients, staff and students safe. Video clip of a roof being blown off at the undergraduate hostel in AIIMS Bhubaneshwar due to Cyclone Fani." Catch Cyclone Fani Live News Updates Here. 

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With several videos making the rounds in which uprooted trees, howling winds moving at speed of over 150 kmph and rain pummeled buildings are telling the story of devastation caused by the most dangerous cyclone in a decade in India. Earlier in 1999 cyclonic storm, nearly 10,000 were killed and many thousands had become homeless. Here's What We Know So Far.

In the meantime, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced a Rs 1000 crore relief package for Cyclone Fani in different states. The decision was made after the emergency meeting with the health secretaries, Union ministers, weather department officials and rescue department officials.

With the information of six casualties making the headlines, the Indian Coast Guard had quashed the report. The NDRF, Indian Navy, SDRF and other rescue agencies have till now evacuated nearly 11 lakh people, highest till date. As Odisha government and the Centre have targeted a zero-casualty rescue programme, India is targetting to become the second country after Hongkong to do so. Fani Meaning Explained: Here's All About The Name Of The Extremely Severe Cyclone Which Made Landfall in Odisha Today.

As a precaution measure, a total of 223 trains to and from Odisha and parts of West Bengal have been cancelled. The Kolkata airport will be closed tonight at around 9:30 pm, whereas, flight operations at Bhubaneswar were clamped down last midnight. Indian Navy's P-8I and Dornier are being scheduled to be launched in the afternoon for undertaking an aerial survey to assess the extent of impact and devastation post-FANI crossing the coast.

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