Visakhapatnam: Rains accompanied by squally winds continued in parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh on Thursday even as cyclonic storm Asani weakened into depression after making a landfall last night. After crossing the coast between Machilipatnam and Narsapur, Asani weakened into deep depression. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the deep depression remained practically stationary during […]
New Delhi: The Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘Asani’ weakened into Cyclonic Storm overnight and lay centred off Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday morning with the IMD issuing warning for the coastal areas there. It weakened into a Cyclonic Storm at 2.30 a.m., the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Cyclonic Storm Asani over westcentral Bay of Bengal moved […]
Amaravati: The severe cyclonic storm formed in the Bay of Bengal ‘Asani’ has changed its course. Initially it was thought that the cyclone would cross the coast between north Andhra and Odisha state but it is now found moving menacingly towards Machilipatnam where it is expected to cross the coast by Wednesday evening bringing heavy […]
Bhubaneswar: Every year, as a cyclone looms over a region, its name becomes a cause of intrigue for many, who wonder why and how is the storm christened. With Cyclone Asani — a name given by Sri Lanka that means ‘wrath’ in Sinhalese — formed in the Bay of Bengal on Sunday morning and hurtling […]
