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Air Force: Desert State

air force: Dust storms were forecast in the desert state of Rajasthan bordering Pakistan, heat waves in the coastal state of Maharashtra on the Arabian Sea, heavy rain in the northeastern states bordering China and snowfall in the Himalayas, according to CTV. Around 1.2 million people were evacuated from low-lying areas of Odisha and moved to nearly 4,000 shelters, according to India's National Disaster Response Force. The India Meteorological Department said the extremely severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal hit the coastal state of Odisha around 8 a.m., with weather impacted across the Asian subcontinent. Indian officials put the navy, air force, army and coast guard on high alert. By Friday afternoon, Fani had weakened to a very severe storm as it hovered over coastal Odisha and was forecast to move north-northeast toward the Indian state of West Bengal by Friday evening. Odisha Special Relief Commissioner Bishnupada Sethi said the evacuation effort was unprecedented in India. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.