Cyclone Titli Brings Heavy Rain and Landfall Causing Flight Cancellations, Warning for Odisha, West Bengal
Red alert for Odisha, north coastal Andhra, while West Bengal is on yellow warning. Cyclone Titli forewarns of more heavy rainfall.
Cyclone Titli has hit the coastal area of Odisha this morning and the Gopalpur beach town has already experienced massive rainfall. Between 4:30 and 5:30 am today, the cyclone turned strong enough to uproot trees, electric poles and caused destruction to thatched houses. In the next 12 hours, cyclone Titli is expected to take the form of a “severe cyclonic storm”.
An alert update on the gradual movements of Cyclone Titli has been put up on the internet by the India Meteorological Department, which will stay active for next 1 day. Check it to stay updated on the status of Cyclone Titili.
According to the update, “It is very likely to move northwestwards for next 12 hours and then re-curve northeastwards towards Gangetic West Bengal across Odisha. It is very likely to weaken gradually becoming severe cyclonic storm around noon, cyclonic storm around evening and a deep depression by mid-night of today, the 11th October 2018.”
The update has also issued a ‘wind warning’, however, that says the gale wind speed will decrease subsequently in the next 12 hours and it is likely to be between 45-70 kmph across the alert zones.
Cyclone Titli has already disrupted several train and flight schedules, and the fishing operations are totally on suspension.
The Odisha districts which are under the alert radar are, Gajapati, Ganjam, Nayagarh Kandhamal and Raigada.
Although Special Relief Commissioner BP Sethi said, “There has been no major damage or report of casualty received from any part of the state so far. Some destruction was reported from Ganjam and Gajapati districts,”.