The staff at Jakhau Marine police station left the station building; media persons asked to move to safety; only a few Coast Guard personnel were left at the port.
As it entered the landmass, around 6.30 pm on Thursday evening, with associated wind speeds of 115-125 kilometres per hour (kmph), it left behind a trail of destruction. Trees had fallen, electricity poles got uprooted, blocking roads and causing power outages.