Heavy rains likely in parts of Andhra, orange alert issued by weather department

The Cyclone Warning Centre has issued an orange alert for several districts in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, where heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected

The depression over west central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression and is likely to cross Odisha and adjoining Andhra Pradesh coasts between Gopalpur and Paradip on Thursday night, Visakhapatnam Cyclone Warning Centre said, reported the IANS.

The system is currently located around 300 km from Visakhapatnam and Gopalpur, and 400 km from Paradip. Read More

Parts of Visakhapatnam city were hit by heavy rainfall and gusty winds, resulting in the inundation of low-lying areas. Power supply was disrupted in some parts of the city.

Winds of 40-50 kmph are expected at isolated places along the Coastal Andhr