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   Cyclone Hudhud tears into Visakhapatnam at 195kmph,   
   wreaks havoc in city   
      
   TNN   
   The Times of India   
   Monday, October 13, 2014   
      
   Vishakhapatnam; Hyderabad: After ducking the devastating   
   effects of the 2004 tsunami and the 1977 cyclone, the   
   "City of Destiny" sadly had its date with disaster on   
   Sunday when a very severe cyclonic storm Hudhud tore   
   through the city, unleashing widespread destruction and   
   bringing the otherwise bustling city of nearly 20 lakh   
   people to a grinding halt.   
      
   The cyclone, that made landfall in the Port City around   
   noon, sent hoardings and tin roofs flying like saucers,   
   shattered windows leaving the streets littered with glass   
   shreds, toppled over statues of leaders in many places as   
   well as landmarks like the replica of the navy airplane   
   on RK Beach. Scores of electricity and telephone poles   
   were knocked down and thousands of trees uprooted as   
   strong gales accompanied by heavy rainfall lashed the   
   city right from Sunday morning to evening.   
      
   Essential services were disrupted and people remained   
   indoors to escape nature's fury.   
      
   With winds touching a speed of around 180-195kmph during   
   landfall, waves as high as two to three metres surged   
   along the Beach Road. In fact, such was Hudhud's fury   
   that even chief minister dared not enter the Port City   
   and had to it cool his heels at Gannavaram awaiting the   
   clearance of roadblocks like uprooted trees and collapsed   
   walls on NH-16 to proceed to Vizag.   
      
   Continues at:   
      
   http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Cyclone-Hudhud-tears-in   
   o-Visakhapatnam-at-195kmph-wreaks-havoc-in-city/articleshow/44795831.cms   
      
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