Cyclone Threat In Andhra Pradesh

Cyclone 'Roanu', formed over the Bay of Bengal, is set to intensify and bring heavy to very heavy rains in West Bengal from Friday night, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said.

Collectors of all districts along the Bay of Bengal coast in Andhra Pradesh have been put on high alert in view of the threat of cyclone 'Hudhud'.

Even before the authorities in Andhra Pradesh could take up enumeration of damage caused by last week's cyclone Helen, a fresh threat looms over its coast.

With the threat of cyclone Phailin dissipating, all relief camps in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts in north coastal Andhra Pradesh are being closed today even as restoration works are going on at a brisk pace.

An unprecedented and timely evacuation drive, said to be the country's biggest ever, ensured minimum casualties as Cyclone Phailin slammed into coastal Odisha on Saturday evening. 23 people, including two in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, have died in the aftermath of the "very severe" storm, which has since weakened.

The south Andhra and north Tamil Nadu coast is facing the threat of a cyclone later in the week with a cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify and hit the coast between Tamil Nadu and Andhra on December 30, the weather office said on Tuesday.

It will be a wet, wet Diwali in coastal Andhra Pradesh that continues to be battered by rain even as a fresh cyclonic storm is said to be brewing over the sea. Several low-lying areas remain water-logged forcing people to move out of their homes."For the past four days, we have been without any proper food. There is nothing to cook, there is no way...

Cyclone 'Roanu', formed over the Bay of Bengal, is set to intensify and bring heavy to very heavy rains in West Bengal from Friday night, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) said.

Collectors of all districts along the Bay of Bengal coast in Andhra Pradesh have been put on high alert in view of the threat of cyclone 'Hudhud'.

Even before the authorities in Andhra Pradesh could take up enumeration of damage caused by last week's cyclone Helen, a fresh threat looms over its coast.

With the threat of cyclone Phailin dissipating, all relief camps in Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam districts in north coastal Andhra Pradesh are being closed today even as restoration works are going on at a brisk pace.

An unprecedented and timely evacuation drive, said to be the country's biggest ever, ensured minimum casualties as Cyclone Phailin slammed into coastal Odisha on Saturday evening. 23 people, including two in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, have died in the aftermath of the "very severe" storm, which has since weakened.

The south Andhra and north Tamil Nadu coast is facing the threat of a cyclone later in the week with a cyclonic storm formation in the Bay of Bengal likely to intensify and hit the coast between Tamil Nadu and Andhra on December 30, the weather office said on Tuesday.

It will be a wet, wet Diwali in coastal Andhra Pradesh that continues to be battered by rain even as a fresh cyclonic storm is said to be brewing over the sea. Several low-lying areas remain water-logged forcing people to move out of their homes."For the past four days, we have been without any proper food. There is nothing to cook, there is no way...