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* 3.5 lakh people evacuated
* 200 kmph winds slam Visakhapatnam
* PM promises help

Unlike Phailin, which had hit the Odisha coast last year on October 13 and also brought major climatic aberration following heavy rainfall in Bihar and Jharkhand, cyclone Hudhud is unlikely to have

South Odisha to be affected; people relatively relieved

The weather department has warned of extensive damage in the coastal areas of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh, including possible disruption of power and communication lines, due to the approaching “seve

To intensify into very severe cyclonic storm on Oct 10

To hit AP, Odisha coast on Oct 12 noon

PORT BLAIR/BHUBANESWAR India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A cyclone heading for India's southeast coast gathered strength on Wednesday, uprooting trees, triggering landslides and snapping power a

The government asks people to be prepared

VISAKHAPATNAM: The low pressure system in Bay of Bengal, which appeared as a deep depression on Tuesday, is expected to surface as a cyclonic storm, Hudhud, on Wednesday (October 8).