Cyclone Phethai set to make landfall; Heavy rains lash Andhra Pradesh

Manglore Today News Network

Andhra Pradesh, Dec 17, 2018 : Heavy rains accompanied by squally winds lashed East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna and Guntur districts of Andhra Pradesh since Sunday night as cyclone Phethai is set to make landfall around Monday afternoon in the state, HindustanTimes reported.

 

Uprooted trees and electricity poles were seen in some places. Electricity supply to Kakinada town and several other parts of East Godavari district was snapped.

An official of the cyclone warning centre in Visakhapatnam said the cyclonic storm Phethai had weakened slightly. “It’s located about 160 km southeast of Machilipatnam and 190 km south of Kakinada, and is likely to move in northerly direction and cross Kakinada by this afternoon,” he told ANI.

Meteorologists have asked people to remain indoors during the landfall of the storm.