Cyclone Titli: While Gopalpur in Odisha reported surface winds at 126 kmph, Kalingapatanam in Andhra Pradesh recorded wind speed of 56 kmph.
Cyclone "Titli":Impact In Gopalpur
Cyclone Titli hit coastal Odisha bringing with it strong
winds and heavy rain in the region. "Titli", which means butterfly in
Hindi, made a landfall in the beach town of Gopalpur between 4:30 and 5:30 this
morning. Trees and electric poles were uprooted in several parts. Over three
lakh people in Odisha's five coastal districts have been moved to safety.
Flights and train services between Andhra and Odisha have
also been affected because of Cyclone Titli. IndiGo Airline has cancelled
five flights to and from Bhubaneswar.
'Titli', which has been categorised as a "very severe
cyclonic storm", hit the coast with a speed of 140 to 150 kmph, the Met
department said. The cyclone is moving towards West Bengal and is expected to
weaken gradually with decreasing wind speed.
"There has been no major damage or report of casualty
received from any part of the state so far. Some destruction was reported from
Ganjam and Gajapati districts," Special Relief Commissioner BP Sethi said.
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| Cyclone Titli hit coastal Odisha between 4:30 am and 5:30 am, the Met department said. |
Power supply and telephone links got disrupted and road
lines were snapped due to uprooted trees at many places of Gajapati district,
Mr Sethi said. There are also reports of damages to mud houses.
As the landfall process started, at least five districts
like Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Khurda and Jagatsinghpur are receiving heavy rainfall
coupled with high speed winds.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, who took stock of the
situation yesterday, asked the collectors of Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Kendrapara
and Jagtsinghpur districts to go for an immediate evacuation of people in
low-lying areas in the coastal belt.
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| the force is at work in demanding weather conditions. |
The Odisha state government evacuated more than 300,000
people from five coastal districts on Wednesday while local schools, colleges
and childcare centres were ordered closed and fishermen advised not to go out
to sea.
The Odisha government said it is prepared to face possible
floods due to heavy rain.The people who have been moved out of their homes have
been accommodated in shelters. Pregnant women have been shifted to hospitals.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and Orissa
Disaster Rapid Action Force have already been positioned in vulnerable
districts. "We have not yet sought help of Army. If required we may go for
it," an official said. Another official said the Air Force and the Navy
have been alerted about the situation.
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