Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds lashed most parts of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts tonight as cyclone Phailin reached the neighbouring Odisha coast.
According to a senior official, wind with a velocity of 200 kmph is blowing in the region, and power supply in affected areas has been shut down as a precaution.
As many as 90,000 people were evacuated and sent to safer places in the Srikakulam district, which borders Odisha.
In the morning, Vizianagaram district Collector Kantilal Dande had said nearly 15,000 people had been shifted.
The administration in other coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, has also been put on alert.
Following are the helpline numbers:
Odisha: 0674-2534177
District control room number:
Mayurbhanj 06792-252759, Jajpur 06728-222648, Gajapati 06815-222943, Dhenkanal 06762-221376 Khurda 06755-220002, Keonjhar 06766-255437, Cuttak 0671-2507842, Ganjam 06811-263978, Puri 06752-223237, Kendrapara 06727-232803, Jagatsinghpur 06724-220368, Balasore 06782-262674, Bhadrak 06784-251881.
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