India's eastern coast states, Odisha and Andrha Pradesh are embracing themselves for the arrival of Cyclone Hudhud. Almost a year ago, Cyclone Phailin took the lives of 44 people and caused some major damage to the Odisha state area. The people of Odisha do not want another repeat of this disaster. Accoding to weather.com meteorologists, tropical Cyclone HudHud has picked up strength after crossing the Andaman and Nicobar islands on Wednesday. The Indian Meteorological Department has issued a cyclone alert for the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center predicts that Cyclone Hudhud will be as strong as a Category 3 hurricane by the time it reaches Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday. The government of India is striving for zero casualties while making an effort to keep the people safe. District officials are already planning to evacuate the people of their districts, especially those who are at most risk for disaster, as Cyclone Hudhud gets closer to the area. They are also constantly updating their evacuation plans and monitoring dam and irrigation water levels. In addition, they are preparing for search and rescue operations as well as preparing safety boats in the event that there is a disastrous flooding and heavy damage. Hopefully, all these measures to keep the people of Odisha and Andrha Pradesha safe are effective and will result in zero casualties once Hudhud arrives.
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Link: http://www.wunderground.com/news/odisha-andhra-india-cyclone-hudhud-20141009
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