Cyclone'Gulab' reached Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, winds up to 100 kmph. Write a report on this disaster
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The landfall process, which started around 6 pm, is still continuing. The entire cloud mass is expected to move from the seaside to the landside in 1-1.5 hours. Rainfall in Odisha is mild to moderate, informed PK Jena, Special Relief Commissioner, Odisha.
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A youth was reportedly swept away in the Mahendra Tanaya river while he
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Three members of a family escaped narrowly when a big tree fell on their house under the Khairput block of Malkangiri district.
Odisha evacuated around 40,000 people in six southern districts in view of the cyclonic storm.
“We have not yet received reports any major damages caused by the cyclone. We are expecting the wind speed to be around 50 km per hour when the cyclone passes over Odisha,” said Pradeep Kumar Jena, Special Relief Commissioner of Odisha.
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The cyclone crossed the coast in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, where the wind speed was 70 km, he said.
Under the impact of the cyclone, trees were uprooted at isolated places while widespread rain lashed the hilly region of Gajapati, Ganjam, Rayagada and Malkangiri district.
“The cyclonic storm, ‘Gulab’ over northwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal moved nearly westwards with a speed of 27 kmph during past six hours crossed north Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha coasts, about 20 km north of Kalingapatnam with maximum sustained wind speed of 75-85 km per hour during 7.30 pm and 8.30 pm,” said India Meteorological Department in its latest bulletin.
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Fishermen should be prevented from going out to sea and those already at sea should be asked to return to the shore immediately. SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures) should be followed by all departments, he said.