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Cyclone Hudhud damages vizag

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Cyclone Hudhud damages vizag. damaged Visakhapatnam Airport, snapping the air connectivity with this port city. cyclone which reached the coast near the city with strong gales damaged the roof of the airport building, officials said. Flood water also entered the runway, forcing the authorities to suspend all operations.

As a precautionary measure, airport authorities had cancelled all flights to and from the city Sunday but with the cyclone damaging the facility, it may take more time for restoration of services.

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Hudhud Cyclone Effect : heavy rain effect to North Telangana

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Hudhud Cyclone Effect : heavy rain effect to North Telangana. government has informed officials in all Telangana districts to be prepared for any situation arising from the Cyclone Hudhud Effect that is expected to bring widespread rain in the state in the next few days.

The government set up a control room in the state secretariat here on Saturday in addition to similar control rooms in all district headquarters. Officials have been instructed to pay particular attention to low-lying areas prone to flooding, bunds and railway tracks near water bodies.

A press release from the chief minister’s office said that chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, who is on a visit to New Delhi, has instructed state revenue and police officials to be prepared to extend any assistance to those affected by the rain.

He also instructed mandal level officials to keep themselves abreast of the developing weather situation.

Telephone numbers of the control room at the secretariat here are 23454088 and 23454293. The control room would function for 24 hours after the passage of cyclone over the state, the release added.

Source:TOI

Hudhud cyclone causes heavy smashing in Vizag

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Hudhud cyclone causes heavy smashing in Vizag. Ahead of Cyclone Hudhud, classified as very severe, more than 1.5 lakh people have been evacuated to 370 relief camps and shelters from four frontline districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and East Godavari of Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.

With expected rainfall of up to 45 cm and wind speeds of 180 kmph, Hudhud is due to make landfall between Visakhapatnam and Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam district on Sunday morning.

More than 1.5 lakh evacuated in four districts of Andhra Pradesh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the situation, and asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to remain in touch with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Director of the Cyclone Warning Centre Ramachandra Rao said Hudhud was within the range of the Doppler Weather Radar.

Even after landfall, the system would maintain the intensity of a very severe cyclonic storm for six hours and only gradually weaken while moving northwest across south interior Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Source:Hindu

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What is Hudhud ? How Cyclones Get Their Names

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What is Hudhud ? How Cyclones Get Their Names. Now India is stimulating up for the cyclone Hudhud, which is reached today on Vizag in the Bay Of Bengal, it is interesting to note that the name itself was proposed by Oman.

Hudhud in Arabic refers to the hoopoe bird and in a regional arrangement between 8 nations – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Sri Lanka and Thailand, cyclones are named as per a list of 64 names shortlisted already.

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Countries get their turn in alphabetical order and after Oman its Pakistan’s turn to name the next cyclone. It will be called Nilofar, as per the list. In fact, other names Pakistan suggested are Bulbul and Tatli. Indian names in the list are Megh, Sagar and Vayu.

How Cyclones Get Their Names

Hurricanes and tropical cyclones in the West have had their own names since 1953, as per a convention by Miami’s National Hurricane Centre and maintained and updated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), a Geneva-based agency of the United Nations.

However, culturally diverse South Asia and the Middle East embraced this late and with care, so that the naming satisfies everyone and offends no one. So in 2004 they grouped together and evolved a mechanism to name the tropical cyclones.

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Oman, Sri Lanka and Thailand by now decided 64 names, each contributing eight names. They meet every year and replenish the list for upcoming cyclones.

Real Video of Cyclone Hudhud Experience in Vizag

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Real Video of Cyclone Hudhud Experience in Vizag. Watch this video, this video recorded by Gitam University students in the University campus during the Hudhud cyclone hits Visakhapatnam. The winds with 200 kmph speed creates panic in students.

After watching this one can come to estimation how much damage done to the steel city.

Watch the video for real Hudhud experience