Cyclone Hudhud

The Cyclone Hudhud, which wreaked havoc in Visakhapatnam and Coastal Andhra Pradesh, largely spared Odisha with minimum damages. Three casualties have been reported in the state. One person died in Digapahandi area of Ganjam district of…

The much-hyped Cyclone Hudhud finally hit the Visakhapatnam Coast in Andhra Pradesh with a wind speed of 180km per hour, causing havoc in the city and adjoining areas. Other districts such as Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and East Godavari are…

The Odisha Government has evacuated around 70,000 people so far from the areas that are likely to be hit by Cyclone Hudhud. Maximum number of 30,000 people were shifted from Gajapati district, while 13,282 people were moved to safe location…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held an emergency meeting to review the preparedness for Cyclone Hudhud that would hit the Visakhapatnam coast tomorrow noon. The PM has assured all support to Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Narendra Modi asked…

As the Cyclone Hudhud intensified further and moving towards the Visakhapatnam coast, high alert continues in Odisha too. At least 7,360 people have been evacuated from some vulnerable areas so far. The evacuation will continue till…

The Cyclone Hudhud, which is now centred at about 530 km southeast of Visakhapatnam (Vizag) and 570 km southeast of Gopalpur, will hit the Andhra Pradesh coast at around noon on October 12. The wind speed in Andhra Pradesh may go up to 155…

The latest press release of Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) brought huge relief to people in Odisha, who were in a state of panic to greet Cyclone Hudhud. The cyclonic storm, which is now stationed around 720 km from Gopalpur in…

Even as the Odisha Government has cancelled the holidays of all government officials and put 16 districts in the state on high alert, the Cyclone Hudhud has taken the shape of a cyclonic storm now. It would intensify further to become a…

On October 12, 2013, Cyclone Phailin had caused widespread devastation in Odisha's Ganjam district with port town Gopalpur being the worst hit. Several other districts, including Puri, Khurda, Nayagarh and Cuttack were also hit by Phailin.…