Cyclone Fani kills at least 12 in India before swiping Bangladesh

Cars are damaged by an uprooted tree in a residential area following Cyclone Fani in Bhubaneswar, capital of the eastern state of Odisha, India, May 4, 2019. (REUTERS)

The strongest cyclone to hit India in five years killed at least 12 people in eastern Odisha state, before swinging north-eastwards into Bangladesh on Saturday where more than a million people have been moved to safety.

Having hit land, tropical Cyclone fani had lost some of its power and was downgraded to a ‘Deep Depression’ by the Indian Meteorological Department.