Cyclone Asani has changed direction and is going to touch Kakinada coast in Andhra Pradesh
Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh:
As Cyclone Asani approached Andhra coast, parts of Kakinada district of Andhra Pradesh received rain this morning.
Odisha’s Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Kumar Jena said on Tuesday that Cyclone Asani is likely to reach Kakinada on the Andhra coast on Wednesday morning.
“The cyclonic storm Asani is moving from west-central Bay of Bengal towards north Andhra coast and as per estimates, the cyclone is likely to reach Kakinada off Andhra coast tomorrow morning,” Jena told news agency ANI.
Another senior official of the Indian Meteorological Department or IMD told ANI that in view of Cyclone Asani, a warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall has been issued along the coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.
Light to moderate rain is very likely over Nalgonda, Suryapet, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam and Mulugu districts of Telangana.
IMD officials had said that Cyclone Asani has changed its direction and is going to touch the nearby Kakinada coast. After touching the Kakinada coast, it will again enter the sea between Kakinada and Visakhapatnam.
“Heavy to very heavy rainfall warning has been issued along the Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. Light to moderate rainfall is very likely to occur over Nalgonda, Suryapet, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam and Mulugu districts of Telangana,” said Sri Nagarathna, Head, Weather Science Centre, Hyderabad, told ANI.
Met office officials had earlier said that light to moderate rain or thundershowers were likely at some places in Telangana due to Cyclone Asani.
“Heavy to very heavy rain warning has been issued along Coastal Andhra Pradesh districts. A cyclonic storm is very likely to affect adjoining districts of Telangana. Light to moderate rain at Nalgonda, Suryapet, Bhadradri Kothagudem, Khammam and Mulugu. There is a possibility of heavy rain at times,” Mr. Nagarathna had said.
Officials had said that there is a possibility of light to moderate rain in the southern districts of Telangana. He had said that there is a possibility of light rain in Hyderabad in the next 24 hours and it will be cloudy for the next 48 hours.
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