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| Cyclone Helen makes landfall |
| Cyclone Helen makes landfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh, says official
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| INDIA
, 22-November-2013
3:58:14 AM |
| A senior state official has said Cyclone Helen has hit the north-eastern coast of Andhra Pradesh, where local authorities have evacuated nearly 11,000 people.
The cyclone made landfall at around 2 pm in Machilipatnam, nearly 600 km from the state capital of Hyderabad.
Cyclone Helen was packing sustained winds of up to 120 kilometres an hour (75 mph).
Classed as "severe," Helen is considerably weaker than the "very severe" cyclone Phailin which slammed into the east coast further to the north in October, killing at least 18 and leaving a trail of destruction.
Some 20 rescue teams had been deployed in the flood zone on Thursday to provide help, Tripti Parule, spokeswoman for the National Disaster Management Agency, told AFP.
"We are aiming for zero-casualty. That is our priority. Evacuations of thousands have already taken place and provision for food, water and shelter are also on track. It's the usual flood drill," said Parule.
The most powerful storms which strike India at this time of year are classed as "super-cyclones" followed by "very severe" then "severe".
Cyclone Phailin had sustained winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour which uprooted trees, overturned trucks, snapped power lines and flooded large tracts of farmland.
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