Laila cyclone is now located at 400 kms east of Chennai and 500 kms of Vizag. Low pressure area formed in Bay of Bengal on Monday is now turned into Cyclone and is expected to cross Andhra coast between Ongole and Vizag on Thursday as per latest weather reports. As per weather reports, this is the biggest cyclone in Andhra history in last 13 years. Strong winds with a speed of 70-80 kms per hour may cause heavy losses in coastal areas from today night. Cyclone is expected to move in north-west direction. When cyclone crosses coast, 20-25 cm rainfall and 70-100 km per hour wind speeds are expected along and off coastal area in Andhra Pradesh. Alert: Cyclones generally move with a speed of 10 kms per hour but Laila is moving with a speed of 20kmph Laila cyclone Category: 1 Maximum speed during crossing: 110-120 kmph Likely crossing target: Machilipatnam-Kakinada Advice and warning: Fishermen are warned against venturing into the sea for next 2 days and people residing in low lying areas are advised to vacate and reach safer places as early as possible. Number 6 and 7 cautionary alerts hoisted at all ports in Andhra Pradesh. It is raining in most of the places in Andhra Pradesh and heavy rains are expected for next 2-3 days. Officials are kept in alert in all nine districts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh and control rooms are setup with helpline numbers in all coastal district headquarters. People are in worry as cyclones in May are more dangerous than in other months. They still have not recovered from Krishna floods tragedy. Control room phone numbers: Nellore: (0861) 2331477 and 2331263 Ongole: (08592) 281400  Guntur: (08632) 234070 and … [Read more...]