With two days to go for the “very severe cyclonic storm” Hudhud to hit the country’s eastern coast, the official administration has swung into action, holding review meetings and placing disaster response teams in place. While the force of the storm is expected to be lesser than that of Phailin that led to 36 deaths and damage worth crores of rupees last year, the IMD has forecast damage to non-permanent structures and communications facilities. On Thursday, Hudhud was situated about 700km southeast of Gopalpur in Orissa and east-southeast of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It currently has wind speeds of about 90-100kmph, moving west-northwestward towards the coast. By Friday afternoon, it is expected to gain speeds of up to 150kmph, transforming from a ‘severe’ to a ‘very severe’ cyclonic storm and remain so on Saturday and Sunday before crossing the northern coast near Visakhapatnam. The cyclone is expected to dissipate over the next two days.....
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:58:39 +0000
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