The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) reported that Cyclone Gulab had weakened into a deep depression in the past few hours and was moving westward at a speed of 14 kilometers per hour. At 2:30 in the morning, the cyclone storm concentrated in the northern part of Andhra Pradesh and the adjacent southern part of Orissa, located about 220 kilometers west-southwest of Gopalpur (Odisha), Jagdalpur (Chhattis) Khar State) 130 kilometers east-southeast and 120 kilometers west of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh).
On Sunday night, the cyclone storm traversed the coast of North Andhra Pradesh-South Odisha, about 20 kilometers north of Kalingapatnam, with wind speeds of 75-85 km/h, killing one person. As Cyclone Gulab made landfall in a place in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha experienced light to moderate rain. As a precaution, many people have been evacuated. Compared with the neighboring states during the landfall, the cyclone wind speed in Odisha was much lower. Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said that after 12 noon on Sunday, the cyclone storm suddenly accelerated, moving from the previous 17 kilometers per hour to 25 kilometers per hour from the Bay of Bengal to land and landing three hours earlier.
Expected time. A few hours after the start of the landing process at 6 pm, there were no strong winds or heavy rainfall anywhere in Odisha. Special Relief Commissioner PK Jena said that some areas have reported intermittent light to moderate rainfall. An official of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the landing was carried out in the villages of Miduguda and Tokali near the town of Kalingapatnam, Sri Kakulam District, Andhra Pradesh. He said that during the landing, the wind speed of the Kalingapatanam cyclone was about 90 kilometers per hour, while the wind speed in Gopalpur, Odisha was 30 kilometers per hour. The system will enter the Koraput district of Odisha and then travel to Chhattisgarh on Monday.
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