Cyclone Hudhud: Coastal Andhra, Odisha on high alert

October 11, 2014 09:33

Cyclone Hudhud that is currently on course to hit the Visakhapatnam coast by Sunday afternoon accompanied by wind speed of up to 155 kmph and very heavy rains, The Times of India reports.

The Andhra Pradesh government is gearing up to evacuate as many as 4.56 lakh people from the coastal villages of east and west Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts by this evening.

Much before the expected landfall on Sunday, the cyclone will generate suqally wind touching a speed of 70kmph along and off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts from the morning of October 11 onwards, the Met office cautioned.

Read the full report here

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