Evacuations as Cyclone Gulab bears down on eastern India

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KOLKATA: Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated in three Indian states ahead of a cyclone expected to smash into the east coast later on Sunday (Sep 26), authorities said.

Cyclones are a regular menace in the northern Indian Ocean but many scientists say they are becoming more frequent and severe as climate change warms sea temperatures.

The storm system from the Bay of Bengal would bring"strong winds and very heavy extremely heavy rainfall", the weather bureau added in an advisory on Sunday. Authorities in West Bengal - to the north of Odisha - said on Sunday that, while Gulab appeared unlikely to hit the state directly, they were still taking precautions.

Odisha Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said seven districts in the state were on high alert and evacuation efforts were under way.In Andhra Pradesh, about 85,000 families were expected to be moved from low-lying areas to temporary relief shelters.

 

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