Eleven Die as Cyclone Hits India
A cyclone tore into India’s southeastern coast today, killing 11 people, officials said.
Packing winds of 62 mph, the storm brought heavy rains and triggered flooding, destroying houses in several coastal villages of Andhra Pradesh state, said J.V.M. Naidu, head of the regional cyclone center.
Authorities said they had evacuated nearly 20,000 residents from villages considered vulnerable. The downpour was expected to continue through today, weather officials said.
A thatched hut collapsed in a village in Krishna district, about 210 miles southeast of Hyderabad, the state capital, killing four people, Naidu said. Another house collapse in Guntur district killed two people, and five fishermen died in rough seas.
Heavy rains were also expected in neighboring Orissa state. Authorities there warned fishermen against venturing out.
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