Cyclone Hudhud makes landfall in India

Indian authorities were evacuating hundreds of thousands of people as a powerful cyclone swept through the Bay of Bengal and made landfall on the east coast.

Officials were stockpiling emergency supplies and rescue workers were on standby along the coastlines of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha states on Saturday, with Cyclone Hudhud expected to make landfall near the port city of Visakhapatnam around noon on Sunday.

The India Meteorological Department described Hudhud as a “very severe” storm that could pack winds of 195 kilometers (120 miles) per hour and cause torrential rains when it makes landfall.

The cyclone was 330 kilometers (205 miles) southeast of Visakhapatnam on Saturday afternoon.
Weather presenter Steff Gaulter explains cyclone Hudhud

About 150,000 people had been evacuated by late afternoon, with around 400,000 more expected to be relocated by the end of the day.

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