Cyclone Helen

• After Helen, Cyclone Lehar looms over Andhra coast

  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.

• Cyclone Helen affected 70,303 people: Official

  Cyclone Helen claimed four lives and affected 70,303 people in 96 villages in the district, East Godavari district collector Neetu Kumari Prasad said on Sunday.

• Now, Andhra Pradesh bracing itself for Cyclone Lehar

  Andhra Pradesh is bracing itself to face another cyclone, which would cross the state coast on November 28.

• Cyclone Helen kills six, causes heavy crop damage in Andhra Pradesh

  Cyclone Helen has damaged crops on nearly 3.5 lakh hectares of land in Andhra Pradesh, officials said. They also confirmed six deaths due to the cyclone.

• Cyclone Helen weakens, more rainfall expected in Andhra Pradesh

  The deep depression over coastal Andhra Pradesh weakened into a low pressure area. More rainfall has been forecast in most places in its wake even as the state counts its losses from the second natural disaster since last month.

• Cyclone Helen brings heavy rain to Andhra Pradesh

  At least 11,000 people have been evacuated as a severe cyclone slammed into the north-eastern coast of Andhra Pradesh, packing strong winds and torrential rain and killing at least two people, according to officials.

• Cyclone Helen makes landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh, at least two dead

  Cyclone Helen has hit the north-eastern coast of Andhra Pradesh, where local authorities have evacuated nearly 11,000 people.

• Cyclone Helen to make landfall shortly, heavy rains lash coastal Andhra Pradesh

  Heavy rains are lashing its coastal areas as Andhra Pradesh braced for severe cyclonic storm Helen which is expected to hit the state shortly. An alert has been sounded in the coastal districts, while authorities are taking precautionary measures to minimize the damage.

• Andhra Pradesh braces for Cyclone Helen; heavy rain predicted

  Andhra Pradesh is bracing for severe cyclonic storm, Helen, which is expected to hit the state's southern coast on Friday afternoon. This comes a little over a month after Cyclone Phailin lashed the state as well as neighbouring Odisha, causing widespread damage.

• Odisha alerts fishermen over cyclone Helen

  Fishermen in southern Odisha were on Thursday warned against venturing out into the sea due to formation of severe cyclonic storm Helen over the Bay of Bengal.

• Rs 2,145 crore sought for Andhra Pradesh cyclone relief

  Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy today requested the Centre to immediately release a sum of Rs 2,145 crore, including the temporary assistance of Rs 1,000 crore promised by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, towards cyclone relief works.

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  Cyclone Helen photographed by newly-launched satellite Mangalyaan

  Severe cyclonic storm 'Helen', which is likely to hit southern Andhra Pradesh coast on Friday afternoon, has been photographed by India's Mars Orbiter, Mangalyaan. This is the first image of India captured by the satellite.

• Cyclone Helen to trigger heavy rains in Odisha

  Severe cyclonic storm 'Helen' over West Central Bay of Bengal is likely to trigger heavy rains together with strong surface wind in some places of Odisha during next two days.

• Cyclone Helen likely to make landfall in Andhra Pradesh on Friday afternoon, massive evacuation underway

  Cyclone Helen: Severe cyclonic storm 'Helen', packed with wind speed reaching up to 120 kmph, is likely to cross southern Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Machillipatnam, close to Ongole, on Friday afternoon, a latest report from the weather department has said.

• Cyclone 'Helen' to cross Andhra Pradesh coast on Friday morning

  Cyclone storm 'Helen' packing a wind speed reaching up to 120 kmph is expected to cross close to Ongole in Andhra Pradesh on Friday morning but its intensity would be much less than cyclone Phailin, Indian Meteorological Department said on Wednesday.