Cyclone Hudhud bears down on Vizag

• Ahead of Cyclone Hudhud, classified as very severe, more than 1.5 lakh people were evacuated to 370 relief camps and shelters from four districts of Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and East Godavari of Andhra Pradesh. With up to 45 cm of rainfall and wind speeds of 180 kmph expected, Hudhud is due to make landfall between Visakhapatnam and Kalingapatnam in Srikakulam district.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to be in touch with the Chief Ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. Cyclone Warning Centre Director Ramachandra Rao said the movement of Hudhud was being tracked every minute.