Trees were uprooted disrupting traffic, communication and electricity towers were damaged as strong gales with speed reaching 100-110 kmph caused havoc in the coastal districts
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/heavy-rains-cyclone-helen-hits-andhra-coast-seven-dead
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/business-standard-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclones
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/helen
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/machilipatnam
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-godavari
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/east-godavari
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vishakhapatnam-d
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indian-meteorological-department-imd
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/guntur-d
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters