Rain lashes parts of Odisha ahead of cyclone Gulab's landfall
It is likely to move nearly westwards and cross north Andhra Pradesh-south Odisha coasts? with maximum sustained wind speed of 75-85 kmph gusting to 95 kmph, around midnight of today. The landfall process will commence from late evening of Sunday, the IMD said, while issuing a Red Message' (extreme rain)
The Odisha government has already mobilised men and machinery, and launched an evacuation drive in seven identified districts in the southern parts of the state. Source: PTI