India warns of cyclone, thousands told to evacuate
30/11/2005 - 09:38:56Thousands of people today prepared to move to higher ground as a cyclone with a wind speed of up to 60 MPH moved toward India’s southern coast, a state government official said.
Authorities asked fishermen to stay away from the sea as the storm Baaz was likely to hit the coast in Andhra Pradesh state tomorrow, said G Sudhakara Rao, director of the Meteorological Centre.
Today, the storm was centred nearly 240 miles south-east of Madras, the capital of Tamil Nadu state, in the Bay of Bengal, Rao said.
Heavy rains were likely to hit the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh state.
