Cyclone Fani: Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh & Others Pray For Everyone's Safety

Celebrities like Abhishek Bachchan, Riteish Deshmukh and Harbhajan Singh among others pray for safety of people in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha as Cyclone Fani, the strongest storm in India in two decades, hit Odisha this morning and has started making its impact felt.

Strong winds were seen in state capital Bhubaneswar, parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal as well.

#WATCH Odisha: Strong winds and rainfall hit Puri. #CycloneFani is expected to make a landfall in Puri district today. Visuals from near Puri Beach. pic.twitter.com/Wc9i851CNY

— ANI (@ANI) May 3, 2019

The Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and disaster management agencies are on stand-by.

Celebrities took to their Twitter handle to pray for everyone’s safety. Here’s what they wrote:

Abhishek Bachchan: “Prayers for all in the path of #CycloneFani. Stay safe. ?”

Prayers for all in the path of #CycloneFani.Stay safe. ?

— Abhishek Bachchan (@juniorbachchan) May 3, 2019

Rities Deshmukh: “Prayers for the safety of everyone in the area that could be affected by  #CycloneFani ?? Stay safe & keep the emergency numbers handy. #GodBless.”

Harbhajan Singh: “Prayers are with you all Odisha  ?? #CycloneFani.”

Prayers are with you all Odisha ?? #CycloneFani

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 3, 2019

Prayers for all ?? #CycloneFani https://t.co/hHxazQtXsT

— Harbhajan Turbanator (@harbhajan_singh) May 3, 2019

Virender Sehwag: “Prayers for everyone’s safety. May we have the strength to endure this. Jai Jagannnath ??  #CycloneFani.”

Prayers for everyone’s safety. May we have the strength to endure this. Jai Jagannnath ?? #CycloneFani pic.twitter.com/QNedFWs6fV

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) May 3, 2019

Mithali Raj: “#CycloneFani hits Odisha today. I hope the authorities are prepared & measures have been taken to ensure zero casualty. It would be terrible to lose our people to a danger we knew was about to befall us. Hope the media reports the developments as they happen. My prayers with NE.”

#CycloneFani hits Odisha today. I hope the authorities are prepared & measures have been taken to ensure zero casualty. It would be terrible to lose our people to a danger we knew was about to befall us. Hope the media reports the developments as they happen. My prayers with NE.

— Mithali Raj (@M_Raj03) May 3, 2019