00:00My colleague Apoorva is also now joining us from Kakinara in Andhra Pradesh,
00:05close to where the landfall is currently underway.
00:08Apoorva, give us the latest update on the situation in Kakinara.
00:14Well, that's right. In fact, Anjali, we're here and the destruction has continued on in Kakinara as well,
00:23even as the Cyclone Ornab has and is scheduled to make and complete its landfall in the next two to
00:30three hours.
00:31In fact, just behind me, this is one of the parks here and this entire area,
00:35if you can see right from the light bulb, you know, that has been broken down by the branches
00:40to even a nest that has been destroyed here because of the gushing winds.
00:46All of this because the last 24 to 48 hours have been extremely, you know, damaging winds in the region
00:53as well.
00:54And the IMD has predicted that it is only likely that the next 24 hours as well
00:59is going to be extremely tumultuous here, be it in Kakinara or Yanam or, you know, in Konosima as well.
01:07This whole tree is a huge tree and it has completely been brought down by, you know,
01:13the winds that have been lashing and rains that have been lashing across the state and the city here
01:19over the last couple of hours as well.
01:21And let me remind you, the landfall is, you know, still in progress over here.
01:27I can just show you the glass pieces, you know, that have been broken as the lamp has been put
01:34down.
01:34This is the glass piece that has been broken over here.
01:37And you also see the branches that have been completely uprooted from the trees as the trees have been broken
01:44down.
01:44So, the destruction on the ground level definitely continues to be very severe.
01:49But with the landfall effect that still continues on and the winds that are still raging on
01:54in across various parts of the coastal regions in Andhra Pradesh,
01:58the next couple of hours will ascertain what the real damage will be.
02:03Because let's not forget the cyclonic storm surge is one more, you know,
02:08a quotient of element destruction that awaits these coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh
02:13now that the cyclone autumn is, you know, almost to completion with this landfall.
02:20All right, Apoorva, do stay with us.
02:22So, a trail of destruction can already be seen in several parts of Andhra Pradesh.
02:27And these were the visuals from Kaki Nara, where several trees have been uprooted.
02:31The branches have come down.
02:32They've also damaged several vehicles which were parked alongside along the roads.
02:38Apoorva continues to stay with us.
02:39Apoorva, also tell us about the current wind speed.
02:42Is it, what is it like?
02:44Is it as high as we were expecting it to be?
02:47Because reports stated that around the landfall, when landfall happens,
02:51it could go as high as 150 kilometers.
02:54Is it still as high as that?
03:00Well, no, in fact, it's not as high as right now because, like I said,
03:05the landfall effect has completely, you know, lessened down as it is going to a completion right now.
03:11The next one to two hours will be when we will completely see the landfall dying down
03:16as it has, you know, reached the coastal region.
03:18It has made the landfall, you know, the IF storm has passed from the region as well.
03:24But, however, it will be interesting to see what will be the next step of action.
03:28The IMD has predicted that there will be a continued dread alert throughout these regions,
03:33be it Konasima, Kakinada, Yanam, as well as, you know, the in and around nearby villages,
03:39be it Amalapuram, be it, you know, the Godavari districts as well,
03:43up until Vishakhapatnam and Srikakulam.
03:45So, all of these, you know, regions are still going to continue to be affected by cyclone order.
03:52Incidentally, not only in Andhra Pradesh, like my colleague Ajay had been describing,
03:57even in Odisha, we see the effects as well as down till Tabernadu.
04:01In fact, in Chennai as well, we saw the kind of storm surge that was witnessed away into,
04:06you know, late last night, which surprised the people.
04:09You know, yes, rains were expected.
04:11The chief minister had gone ahead and done a recce of Chambram-Bakam Lake,
04:15but storm surge or even, you know, rain slashing was not part of, you know,
04:19what they were briefed.
04:20And to see a storm surge-like situation happen in Chennai is unknown.
04:24And now, to see the kind of storm surge that will be impending here in Kakinada
04:28and across various coastal regions of Andhra Pradesh,
04:31it will be, you know, interesting to see what the next couple of hours will look like.
04:35Hopefully, the people are still following government instructions
04:38and are staying inside and staying safe.
04:41But apart from that, you know, the officials are continuously monitoring the situation.
04:46They are on the ground.
04:47And since last night as well, as the storm peaked,
04:51the eye of the storm just passed across,
04:53they were there on the ground through these rains,
04:56through these gushing winds to ensure that there isn't any loss of life
04:59or if anybody needs any kind of medical help,
05:02then they're available for the same.
05:03All right, Apoorva, do stay with us.
05:05So, the government has already stated that the top priority is that
05:08there should be no loss of lives and also to minimize the damage
05:12because there has been a lot of damage also that is already being witnessed.
05:15In fact, the next few hours are also crucial because the landfall process is currently underway.
05:20So, the next two to three hours are also crucial.
05:23Heavy rains could be witnessed in these states.
05:26So, minimizing the impact, minimizing the damage,
05:30infrastructural damage is what the government is also looking at,
05:33along with that there should be no loss of lives.
05:36Already, the advisories have been issued that people should not step out.
05:42They should stay indoors and they should also avoid traveling to the impacted areas.
05:48In fact, flights have also been cancelled to and from flights from Andhra Pradesh have already been cancelled.
05:53And my colleague Apoorva was also highlighting how that could be the situation for the next 24 hours.
06:00For the next 24 hours, the air services, the flight services will be impacted,
06:06not just the flight services.
06:06In fact, the railway services have also been impacted.
06:09If we talk about the roads, the roads have been blocked because of the uprooting of the trees
06:15and because of the branches coming down as Apoorva was showing in Kakinara.
06:26And she continues to stay with us.
06:28Apoorva, you were also telling us about how the situation was the worst between 2 a.m. to 4 a
06:34.m.
06:34when the landfall process had just begun.
06:37And that is when the wind speeds were approximately 160 km per hour.
06:43Tell us more about what all did you witness over that period.
06:50Well, there wasn't much to witness rather than the jarring noise and the winds that were, you know,
06:55we were able to go ahead and hear because it was a howling wind kind of noise.
07:00And apart from that, we also saw continuous rains that have been lashing across the region.
07:06And adding to that was the tree felling that took place.
07:10Like I told you and like I've shown you as well, last night was complete and utter destruction
07:15that took place.
07:16And the proof of it lies right here.
07:19The trees that have been longstanding for decades tall have been uprooted.
07:25Some even broken down to the point where they have, you know, completely gone ahead
07:31and taken damage and destruction throughout their route.
07:34This entire park is filled with trees.
07:37But right now, you know, you can't see the kind of destruction that has taken place.
07:41Tall, thick branches completely, you know, torn apart by the kind of wind.
07:47So you can just imagine how much of force must it have taken for such a huge dream.
07:53Absolutely.
07:54So that clearly explains the trail of destruction, clearly explains the kind of situation that
07:59must have been prevailing in Kakinada just a few hours ago from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. is
08:05what we are learning.
08:06My colleague Pramod Madhav is also now joining us from Andhra Pradesh, Machali, Patnam.
08:10Pramod, how does the situation look like currently in Machali, Patnam?
08:14Tell us about the wind speed, the heavy rainfall.
08:17Well, Anjali, the wind speed is expected to go up to 120 kilometers.
08:23That is kind of, you know, because it's a severe cyclonic storm.
08:26And the important aspect here we need to know is that, like, for a storm,
08:30the average wind speed that is expected goes up to 70 kilometers per hour.
08:33But here it is actually going to go double that amount.
08:37And the important aspect is that gust wind is also going to cause a lot of trouble.
08:40That is going to go up to 140 kilometers per hour.
08:43And it's becoming extremely difficult for us to even be here,
08:46considering that we are closely, you know, slowly moving towards the coastline.
08:50The important aspect is that this particular severe cyclonic storm
08:53is practically stationary at this coastline location
08:55between Kakinada and, you know, surrounding areas, Vishaka, Patnam and such.
08:59Which means it will stay there for at least 3 to 4 hours.
09:02And this is when we will have to battle this particular wind.
09:05And wind is going to cause, like we are expecting, we've been told,
09:07that wind is going to cause a lot of trouble in this particular location,
09:10especially causing damage to the, you know, properties and such, Anjali.
09:18Absolutely, Pramod.
09:26You can see how he's even struggling to stand still.
09:30So that clearly explains the situation in Machili, Patna,
09:33which is also greatly impacted because of Cyclone Ornab,
09:37which is making landfall.
09:38The wind speeds are really very high.
09:41It's above 100.
09:42Remember, for a storm, it should be around 70 kilometers per hour.
09:46But you can clearly make out that the wind speed is above 100 kilometers.
09:53There's also heavy rainfall that's accompanying the wind speed.
09:57So although the situation was calmer in Kakinada,
10:00but in Machili, Patna is where there's still chaos that can be seen.
