Laila Cyclone likely to cross AP coast by May 19, Cyclone Laila

Andhra Pradesh state government on Tuesday alerted the all the coastal districts about the formation of Laila Cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. The depression, formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal around 11.30 am on Monday, lay centred on Latitude 10.5º north and Longitude 88.5º east and is located around 850 km southeast of Visakhapatnam. It is turn to intensify into a cyclonic storm. It is expected to hit the Andhra Pradesh coastline by May 19.
The weather office has warned that gale force wind with speed reaching 65-75 kmph was likely to commence along and off Andhra Pradesh coast from tonight. The disaster management wing of the state government has established a control room in Hyderabad, the phone number for which is 040-23456005, to have better co-ordination with the district officials of the coastal regions. The officials have been asked to evacuate people in low-lying areas if necessary. Fishermen too have been advised not to venture out into the sea.
Laila Cyclone is currently 600 km away from Chennai(upto posting time). It turns into a cyclone, it will have an impact on coastal districts of AP including, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Vizag, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur and Nellore.