An approaching cyclone will cross Andhra Pradesh and adjoining Odisha coast by Sunday noon and preparations have been made to meet the situation, authorities said on Wednesday.
“The deep depression over Andaman Sea and neighbourhood … intensified into a cyclonic storm Hudhud and lay centred at 8.30am today (Wednesday) over Andaman Sea and adjoining Bay of Bengal,” said an India Meteorological Department bulletin.
“It (cyclone) is now crossing Andaman and Nicobar Islands close to Long Island. It would continue to move and, intensified further into a severe cyclonic storm by Thursday and subsequently into a very severe cyclone, cross Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast between Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur by Oct 12,” it said.
It advised fishermen not to venture into the sea and asked those who have ventured into deep sea to return immediately.
People in Odisha are stocking essential items as the cyclonic storm is expected to hit Andhra Pradesh and coastal Odisha.
IANS