Three killed and hundreds injured as cyclone hits Indian coast with 200kmh winds

Cyclone Fani is the strongest cyclone to hit India in 20 years (stock photo)

Saptarshi Ray

Three people died as the strongest cyclone to hit India in 20 years left a trail of destruction through the north-eastern coastal state of Odisha yesterday.

Cyclone Fani made landfall in the resort town of Puri with wind speeds exceeding 200kmh before moving inland, ripping through the state capital of Bhubaneswar and forcing more than a million people to take refuge.