Cyclone hudhud hits Andhra Pradesh coast;wind speeds at 170 kmph

Tens of thousands of people had been evacuated from vulnerable areas of the four districts.According to the latest bulletin of Indian Meteorological Department, the storm would cross close to the port city of Visakhapatnam around noon.Wind speed reaching 70-80 kmph gusting to 90 kmph would prevail along and off north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts this morning.