Cyclone Titli LIVE: 8 people die in Andhra, severe storms in Odisha
Cyclone Hurricane Butterfly has hit West Bengal after damaging Andhra Pradesh and Odisha.
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| Cyclone Titli LIVE: 8 people die in Andhra, severe storms in Odisha |
The cyclonic storm butterfly has moved towards Bengal after reaching the coastal shores of northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha. A boat of fishermen was submerged in the gusty slopes of Gopalpur in Odisha. There were five fishermen who were rescued. At the same time, 8 people have died in the Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
The Odisha Meteorological Department has issued a warning of storm winds for the next 12 hours. As a precaution, three lakh people have been evacuated from coastal areas in Odisha to safer places.
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The butterfly's landfill is located 86 km south-west of Gopalpur in Odisha. Due to the strong winds, there are reports of falling power pole and tree in many areas. NDRF teams have been deployed for relief and rescue.
Hundreds of trees and electric poles
The storm caused heavy rains in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh, which resulted in hundreds of trees and electric poles crushed. In many districts of the district, two centimeters to 26 cm Till the rain has been recorded. The road was blocked largely and the State Road Transport Corporation suspended its bus services. SDMA has created toll free number 18004250101 to help the stranded people, whereas control rooms have been started in three northern coastal districts.
Tornado winds in Gopalpur are reaching at a speed of 140 to 150 kmph, its speed is estimated at 165 kmph. According to the information, storm surge was recorded at Gopalpur at around 126 km per hour in morning and 56 km per hour in Kalipatnam.
Andhra Pradesh's CM Chandrababu Naidu reached the governance monitoring center of Amravati on Thursday morning to take stock of the storm. The speed of the storm is so high that many trees in Gopalpur and Berhampur have been crushed.#Visuals from Ganjam's Gopalpur after #TitliCyclone made landfall in the region at 5:30 am today. 10,000 people from low lying areas had been evacuated to govt shelters till last night. #Odisha pic.twitter.com/HEYog0DNe7— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2018
— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2018As the 'butterfly' moves towards Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the administration has got set up. NDRF teams of 18 teams have been deployed in different districts to avoid damage to the storm. Red alert has been issued to butterfly storm in many areas of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Bengal and 3 lakh people have been taken to the safe places.
School, colleges, many trains canceled#Visuals from Ganjam's Gopalpur after #TitliCyclone made landfall in the region at 5:30 am today. 10,000 people from low lying areas had been evacuated to govt shelters till last night. #Odisha pic.twitter.com/HEYog0DNe7— ANI (@ANI) October 11, 2018
The Odisha government has decided to close schools and colleges on the 11th and 12th of the day due to the storm. Apart from this, Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik has also convened a high-level meeting to take stock of the preparations for the storm. Given the effect of 'butterfly' on the northern Andhra Pradesh and southern Odisha coast, many trains have been canceled, while some have changed the route.
The Odisha government has already instructed the administration of Ganjam, Puri, Khurda, Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts to vacate all possible areas in the path of cyclonic storm 'Butterfly'. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has asked the district officials of these five districts to ensure that no accident occurs, after giving the information of the Meteorological Department to reach the critical level of Cyclone Butterfly.
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After reviewing the process of vacanting the district earlier in the Ganjam district, Patnaik said that all schools, colleges and Anganwadi centers would be closed on October 11-12, although teachers would be on duty. Chief Secretary Aditya Prasad Padhi said that the student union elections going to be held on October 11 in the state have been canceled.
During the cyclone and the possibility of heavy rains with it, the holidays of all officers have been banned. There is a possibility of storm and rain coming across the state.
The Meteorological Department said that there is a possibility of landslides in Gopalpur in Odisha and Kalingapatnam of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday. It is also estimated to reach its very serious level in the next 18 hours till early Thursday. There is possibility of torrential rains due to heavy rains in Ganjam, Gajapati, Puri, Jagatsinghpur, Kendrapara, Khurda, Nayagarh, Cuttack, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Kandhamal, Pandh and Dhenkanal.
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