--Odisha people relatively relieved
BHUBANESWAR: People in
most vulnerable districts in the State were a bit relaxed on Thursday after the
India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed that cyclone Hudhud was likely
to make its landfall near Vishakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh with a wind speed
blowing at 80-90 km per hour in south Odisha. The cyclone in all likelihood
would be of less intensity than the previous ones of 1999 and 2013.
As a result of the
storm, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagram, Srikakulam and several other parts of the
coastal areas of Andhra would be affected. It would mostly affect Odisha’s
border areas with Andhra like Pottangi, Koraput, Narayanpatna and Jeypore in
Koraput district, large parts of Malkangiri district as well as parts of
Rayagada and Gajapati districts.
IMD sources said while
south Odisha would experience a wind speed of 80-90 kmph, Andhra might
experience it at 140 kmph, gusting to 155kmph.
Meanwhile, local Met
centre issuing a bulletin at 8.30 pm predicted that the Hudhud over
east-central Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards and lay centered at 5.30
pm on Thursday about 685 km southeast of Gopalpur. The system would continue to
move west-northwestwards and intensify further into a very severe cyclonic
storm during next 12 hours. The system would cross north Andhra Pradesh coast
around Visakhapatnam by Sunday forenoon, it added.
The bulletin also said
squally wind speed reaching 50-60 kmph gusting to 70 kmph would commence along
and off south Odisha coasts from October 11 morning onwards. The wind speed
would increase to 80-90 kmph along and off south Odisha coast from Sunday
morning, it added.
Rain or thundershower
would occur at many places over Odisha during next 24 hours. Heavy rainfall may
occur at one or two places over coastal Odisha over the same period.
Meanwhile, the Distant
Warning Signal Number 2 (DW-II) kept hoisted at the Paradip and Gopalpur Ports.
Fishermen were advised not to venture into sea and those who are in deep sea
were told to return to coast immediately.
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