All eyes on Hudhud: 1573 NDRF personnel, 193 boats at AP, Odisha

October 10, 2014 19:09

The government is taking no chances as cyclone Hudhud nears. Home minister Rajnath Singh says that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is fully prepared to meet any emergency in wake of cyclonic storm 'Hudhud'. "The NDRF has despatched 39 teams comprising 1573 personnel with 193 boats and other equipments in various parts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha," said the home minister.

Cyclone Hudhud has turned into a very severe cyclonic storm, Indian Meteorological Department chief LS Rathore said on Friday evening.

It will bring heavy rain and gusting winds of about 100-110 km/hour as it inches closer to the coast of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, where it make a landfall on Sunday.

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