CYCLONE ALERT..INDIAN STATES ON HIGH ALERT..COMMUNICATION POWER SUPPLIES DISRUPTED

i was just browsing through some international news and found this big fish

Over 40,000 people were evacuated from low-lying areas of Andhra Pradesh


However, the threat has not subsided fully yet as gales with speeds of over 115 km in the coastal areas may cause a lot of damage, a senior official of the Disaster Management Department said.

# High tides, fierce winds batter Andhra coast
# Cyclone expected to hit AP coast this evening
# Expected wind speed of 120 kilometers per hour
# To make landfall between Kavali, Kakinada
# Three people die in Nellore district
# Communication, power supplies disrupted
# Cyclone impact: 36 trains cancelled in Andhra
# Patrolmen deployed along rail tracks
# Flights to Rajahmundary and Vizag suspended

here's a video of the news

www.ndtv.com...

[edit on 20-5-2010 by Noobastronomer]