Strong tremors in Northeast states

 A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on Richter scale was felt all across North east states between around 4.38am and 4.39am. The epicentre of the earthquake was Imphal. Tremors were felt across Myanmar-India Border region and in entire northeast India. 

One man died and 50 injured in Manipur due to the earthquake. In Siliguri many people are injured. No other loss of lives or property is reported.

An aftershock is felt in North east areas at around 6.15 am.

Tremor was felt in entire West Bengal. 

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Tremor felt in Delhi and parts of north India

Moderate intensity earthquake felt in Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir and other parts of North India on Friday night. The epicentre is in Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The earthquake, measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale, was 186 km deep and it occured at 12:44 am.

There is no report of any loss of life or damage to property till now. 

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7.9 Magnitude Earthquake in Nepal Rocks Delhi, North India, West Bengal

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Nepal today at and massive tremors felt in Delhi and the entire northern and eastern region of India at around 11.45am.

. The epi-centre of today's earthquake is 80 km away from Pokhara in Nepal. Aftershocks also felt in major cities.

Kolkata and other parts of West Bengal felt the tremors. Tremors were felt for nearly 2 minutes here in the city and nearby suburbs. Metro train services in Kolkata were Metro rail services were temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure. Siliguri in West Bengal is affected by the earthquake. 

Extensive damage has been reported in Kathmandu and other parts of Nepal.

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Latest Developments in Hudhud

 

 12 October 2014 - 12.00 noon: Landfall of Cyclone Hudhud occured at 11.30 am at north of Vizag. Wind speed reached 205 kmph. Visakhapatnam is under the grip of Hudhud. The strong winds and heavy rains led to large-scale disruption of power lines in three coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. Death of two is recorded.

Next 5-6 hours is going to be most crucial. Hudhud will maintain its intensity for up to six hours after landfall and then it will gradually weakening into a cyclonic storm during it's passage through southern interior Odisha and Chhattisgarh. Met said heavy rain fall will be for next 48 hours in west and east Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhra and Ganjam, Gajapati, Koraput, Rayagada, Nabarangpur, Malkangiri, Kalahandi and Phulbani in Odisha. South Chhattisgarh and north Telangana will also receive rain.

12 October 2014 - 10.40 am: Cyclone Hudhud is now 50 kms away from Visakhapatnam and the landfall will be within 1 hour. Present wind speed is nearly 100 kmph and it will reach 170-180 kmph during landfall. The speed may reach up to 190 kmph at some places. Heavy rainfall has started in Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. 

East coast railway helpline nos

At stations: Cuttack: 06712510131, Puri: 06752226717, Bhubaneswar: 0674-2532233, Brahmapur: 06802229633.

Control room helpline nos. Bhubaneswar:

0674-2303110, 08455885999, Khurda road: 0674-2490670, 08455887999, Sambalpur: 0663-2533037, 08455886999, Visakhapatnam: 0891-2842415, 08978080999.

11 October 2014: Cyclone Hudhud will hit Visakhapatnam tomorrow afternoon. Cyclone Hudhud will have surface wind speed of 160-170 kmph. As per bulletin of The Indian Meteorological Department at 2.30 pm, Hudhud is around 260 km southeast of
Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and around 360 km south-southeast of Gopalpur in Odisha.

Cyclone Hudhud is moving towards Andhra Pradesh and Odisha at a speed of 10 kmph and is expected to make landfall on Sunday at a speed of 170-180km/hour. The MeT department has announced that the cyclone is going to be very severe. Coastal areas experiencing bad weather and rain has started in South Bengal.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called a meeting today to checkthe preparations for the storm. Indian Railways have cancelled 40 trains between Bhubhaneswar-Vishakapatnam and 40 more trains are diverted.

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Cyclone Hudhud Approaching Odisha and Andhra Pradesh

 

Cyclone Hudhud is categorised as severe by weather forecasters and it is expected that it will hit Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Sunday afternoon.The Meteorological Department has predicted the storm speed will reach up to 140km/h (87mph).

All precautions are being taken for mass evacuations and stocking shelters with rations. Disaster relief teams are ready in the two states.

Eight districts of Odisha are likely to be affected by the Cyclone Hudhud. The districts are Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Kalahandi and Kandhamal.

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