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Post the 1999 disaster, the Odisha government decided to construct multi-purpose cyclone shelters along the coastal regions.
As Cyclone Fani pounded the Odisha coast on Friday, the name, which was suggested by Bangladesh, also evoked curiosity.
India has started evacuating hundreds of thousands of villagers living along its northeastern coastline ahead of a severe cyclone due to make landfall on Friday.
Air sucked up by the storms from the tropics then brought warm weather followed by colder temperatures that mimicked the spring weather.
The former director of Hong Kong's weather bureau claimed that the project, which envisions housing more than 1 million people is probably the worst choice.
The weather agency warned the storm would rip through the nation over the weekend, bringing violent winds and torrential rain.
Parts of Hong Kong and Macau were severely flooded, though there were no immediate reports of fatalities.
Winds with a speed of 200 kph, tropical cyclone Mangkhut is considered the strongest to hit the region this year.
Numerous roads were closed, and authorities warned of the risk of landslides, tornadoes and flash floods, with dams and bridges in peril as rivers and creeks swelled.
Typhoon Mangkhut at one point had maximum gusts of 305 kph (190 mph) before it left the Philippines.