Cyclone Hudhud loses speed; kills 5 in Andhra, Odisha

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Vishakapatnam, Oct 12: Cyclone Hudhud, which made a landfall in Andhra Pradesh this noon, lost its intensity by evening as it moved further 60 km northwest of Visakhapatnam, the IMD said.

 

7.30 pm: Hudhud loses intensity, says IMD

Hudhud, which was so far a very severe cyclonic storm has now converted into a severe cyclone. Its speed is now limited to 100-110 kmph, said M Mahapatra, scientist at the Cyclone Warning Division of IMD.

 

05:45 pm: Cyclone Hudhud loses speed; winds now blowing at 120-130 kmph: Indian Meteorological Department.

05:43 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu all possible assistance as Cyclone Hudhud made landfall leaving five persons dead in the state and neighbouring Odisha.

The Prime Minister, who had on Saturday held an emergency high-level meeting to review preparedness for the cyclone, spoke to Naidu and discussed relief and rescue measures.


5.15 pm: Cyclone hits train movement in Andhra, Odisha: Railways cancelled or diverted many trains in north coastal Andhra and adjoining Odisha in view of severe cyclone Hudhud which hit the coast near Visakhapatnam.

04:45 pm: Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu wants PM Modi to declare Hudhud as a national calamity.

04:00 pm: 90,000 people moved to relief camps in four districts

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister N Chinarajappa said on Sunday said that nearly 90,000 people have been shifted to relief camps in four cyclone Hudhud-hit districts.

Chinarajappa, from the cyclone control room set up at the Kakinada collectorate said that so far, 90,000 people from Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and East Godavari districts have been moved to relief camps.

03:30 pm: Cyclone Hudhud: Five persons die in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Odisha.

02:40 pm: Normal life was thrown completely out of gear as winds with a speed of 170 to 180 kmph battered Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts on Sunday.

 

02:35 pm: Cyclone intensity to prevail for 6 hours after landfall: IMD.

02:25 pm: Casualty in cyclone Hudhud rises to two in Odisha with a fresh death reported from Puri on Sunday. See pics: Cyclone Hudhud: High tides slam Vizag, 2 killed

02:00 pm: Gusty winds, uprooted trees, torn roofs of hutments and sheds and snapped electric cables bore testimony to the impact of severe cyclonic storm Hudhud which hit Andhra Pradesh’s coastal districts on Sunday.