Schools shut, tourists asked to leave as eastern India braces for cyclone

BHUBANESHWAR, India: Schools in some parts of India's eastern state of Odisha were ordered to shut and tourists asked to vacate the popular beach city of Puri, as authorities braced for a severe cyclonic storm that is expected to hit later this week.

This aerial photograph taken on Feb 29, 2024 shows houses damaged by the rising sea along Podampeta beach in Ganjam district, in India 's eastern state of Odisha. BHUBANESHWAR, India : Schools in some parts of India 's eastern state of Odisha were ordered to shut and tourists asked to vacate the popular beach city of Puri, as authorities braced for a severe cyclonic storm that is expected to hit later this week.

Schools in 14 districts will be closed from Wednesday to Friday, and fishermen have been asked not to venture into the sea, a senior official from the Special Relief Commissioner's office, which oversees disaster management, told Reuters.

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