As many as
52,000 locals have been evacuated and 25,000 people accommodated in
cyclone shelters in Srikakulam district on Saturday in view of Cyclone
Phailin which is expected to cross the shore by Saturday evening.
Latest updates coming in: •
Heavy rain in Srikakulam, trains and planes to the district have been cancelled.
• People in low-lying areas evacuated in Srikakulam.
• West Godavari disrtict barrages are filling up with water.
• Andhra Pradesh district collectors to review situation in the state at noon.
• Andhra State road transport corporation employees return to work after 70 days.
• Around 315 villages evacuated in Srikakulam.
• 7 fishermen who went fishing have not returned in the Icchapuram region.
• Breaches in the walls of barrages can be seen in Guntur, Suryalanka village.
• Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar flights cancelled.
• Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar National Highway afftected.
• Passenger trains from Visakhapatnam to Palasa cancelled. Various other also trains diverted.
• High tidal waves seen in Bhimilipatnam near Vizag.
• In Girijana village commuting has become a big problem.
• In Uppada village near Kakinada, the waves have reached the road and all transportation has come to a halt.
• Agricultural fields has got submerged in Tadepalli Guddem.
• Danger signal No. 10 has been posted to Bhimilipatnam, No. 8 to Gangavaram, No. 5 to Kakinada.
• As a precautionary measure, electricty supply has been stopped in the cyclone affected areas.
• 80 ft road has been breached in Bhimili; revenue officials say they have arranged for sand bags. "In addition to the Naval and Coast Guard forces, five teams of National Disaster Relief Force are also ready to swing into action in case of an emergency," a senior official told PTI.
Naval and Coast Guard services have been kept on standby in case of emergency.
BSF and CRPF personnel, who are already assisting the local administration in view of the Seemandhra agitation, have also be called in case of emergency, the official added.
Winds with a speed of 100-160 km per hour are expected to blow in the parts of the east coast including Odisha by Saturday evening when the Cyclone crosses the coast.
Vizianagaram collector Kantilal Dande said 10,000 to 15,000 people living in vulunerable areas are being evacuated and they are monitoring the situation on a minute-to-minute basis.
People living in 25 villages are expected to be affected during the cyclone.
Latest updates coming in: •
Heavy rain in Srikakulam, trains and planes to the district have been cancelled.
• People in low-lying areas evacuated in Srikakulam.
• West Godavari disrtict barrages are filling up with water.
• Andhra Pradesh district collectors to review situation in the state at noon.
• Andhra State road transport corporation employees return to work after 70 days.
• Around 315 villages evacuated in Srikakulam.
• 7 fishermen who went fishing have not returned in the Icchapuram region.
• Breaches in the walls of barrages can be seen in Guntur, Suryalanka village.
• Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar flights cancelled.
• Visakhapatnam-Bhubaneswar National Highway afftected.
• Passenger trains from Visakhapatnam to Palasa cancelled. Various other also trains diverted.
• High tidal waves seen in Bhimilipatnam near Vizag.
• In Girijana village commuting has become a big problem.
• In Uppada village near Kakinada, the waves have reached the road and all transportation has come to a halt.
• Agricultural fields has got submerged in Tadepalli Guddem.
• Danger signal No. 10 has been posted to Bhimilipatnam, No. 8 to Gangavaram, No. 5 to Kakinada.
• As a precautionary measure, electricty supply has been stopped in the cyclone affected areas.
• 80 ft road has been breached in Bhimili; revenue officials say they have arranged for sand bags. "In addition to the Naval and Coast Guard forces, five teams of National Disaster Relief Force are also ready to swing into action in case of an emergency," a senior official told PTI.
Naval and Coast Guard services have been kept on standby in case of emergency.
BSF and CRPF personnel, who are already assisting the local administration in view of the Seemandhra agitation, have also be called in case of emergency, the official added.
Winds with a speed of 100-160 km per hour are expected to blow in the parts of the east coast including Odisha by Saturday evening when the Cyclone crosses the coast.
Vizianagaram collector Kantilal Dande said 10,000 to 15,000 people living in vulunerable areas are being evacuated and they are monitoring the situation on a minute-to-minute basis.
People living in 25 villages are expected to be affected during the cyclone.
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