Cyclone Phailin closer to Gopalpur coast, over 5.5 lakh people evacuated, says Shinde

  • 5 years ago
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Saturday said the cyclonic storm Phailin is inching closer to the coastal town of Gopalpur, and added that over 5.5 lakh people have been evacuated so far from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.

"In about another 30 to 45 minutes, it will come closer to Gopalpur (in Odisha). It will hit Odisha the most and then hit the three districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. It will hit eight districts in Odisha," Shinde told media here.


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