As Cyclone Hudhud Heads for Landfall, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha Gear Up

Hudhud is a very severe cyclonic storm that is expected to hit the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast today. According to the latest bulletin of Indian Meteorological Department, the storm would cross close to the port city of Visakhapatnam around noon.

Fishermen negotiate a skiff through the rough waves hours before Cyclone Hudhud was to make landfall in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

At the Vishakhapatnam coast in Andhra Pradesh, a boy wades in the surf hours before Cyclone Hudhud was to make landfall in Visakhapatnam.
Asked to evacuate from Podampeta village on the outskirts of Odisha's Gopalpur, fisherwomen assess the sea.
A boy enjoys the surf minutes before he was packed off from Odisha's Gopalpur coast.

Fishermen move a boat away from the coast following cyclone Hudhud warning near Podampeta village in Ganjam district on Saturday.
The personnel of National Disaster Response Force get ready to combat the cyclonic storm Hudhud in Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh.